Portrait of coach Park Hang-seo fetches 12,000 USD for charity
A portrait of national football team coach Park Hang-seo has been sold for 12,000 USD during an auction at Chon Auction House in Hanoi, with the entire sum going to charity.
Portrait of national football team coach Park Hang-seo sold for 12,000 USD during an auction at Chon Auction House in Hanoi. (Source: vietnamnet.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - A portrait of national football team coach Park Hang-seo has been soldfor 12,000 USD during an auction at Chon Auction House in Hanoi, with theentire sum going to charity.
Nguyen Phan Huy Khoi, the buyer of the painting, alsodonated an extra 9,500 for charity.
Entitled "Nguoi Thay Cua Toi" (My Teacher),the oil painting was finished last December by artist Tran The Vinh before theVietnamese team entered the final of the AFF Championship.
Vinh said he had read a lot about the Korean coach and decided to paint him with his his hand on his chest andsinging the Vietnamese national anthem. The red colour behind him evokesVietnamese national flag.
“I think the image thoroughly expresses thestrong temper, courage and sense of responsibility of the Korean coach. Ipainted with my affection and respect for teacher Park,” Vinh said.
In an auction held last year on December30, the painting's starting was bought by Swisstouches La Luna Resort Nha Trangfor 10,500 USD, all of which also went to charity.
Swisstouches La Luna Resort Nha Trangdecided to auction the painting to raise more funds for charity. It was sold toNguyen Phan Huy Khoi, chairman of Bao Ninh Investment Co., Ltd. and all themoney fetched from the auction, in addition to Khoi’s additional donation, willbe donated to the Vietnam Heart Fund of Vietnam Television Station.
Khoi expressed his happiness for having wonthe painting and his family’s wish to support those less fortunate in societyby donating to the Vietnam Heart Fund.
Artist Tran The Vinh was born in 1986 inthe central province of Quang Trị. A graduate of Hue Fine Arts University, heopened his first solo exhibition Untitled in 2012. He won the Dogma Award forSelf-portrait in 2013.
Under the guidance ofcoach Park, Vietnamese football teams have obtained many achievements,including winning the championship of AFF Suzuki Cup 2018, finished second atthe AFC U23 Championships in 2018 and winning the Southeast Asian Games earlierthis month./.
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Portrait of national football team coach Park Hang-seo sold for 12,000 USD during an auction at Chon Auction House in Hanoi. (Source: vietnamnet.vn) 
