Lot 664
  • 664

Affandi

Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 HKD
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Description

  • Affandi
  • Cockfight
  • SIGNED AND DATED 1965 LOWER LEFT
  • OIL ON CANVAS

  • 100 BY 155 CM.; 39 1/4 BY 61 IN.

Literature

Sardjana Sumichan, ed., Affandi, Volume I, Bina Lestari Budaya Foundation, Singapore Art Museum, Jakarta, Singapore, 2007, p. 45, illustrated in colour 

Condition

The painting is in good condition, as is the canvas, which is clear and taut. Minor indications of wear and handling around the edges and margins are evident but not apparent within frame. There is an impasto crack on the middle of the upper register (center of the figure's thumb) and a tiny area of paint loss to its right (chin of the figure in a green hat), as well as soft craquelure on impastos and thicker paint layers on the upper and lower right, but the paint layers are sound and stable. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals three minor spots of retouching on the lower right corner (greenish area). Framed.
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