Chen Yifei

executed in 1989

Acquired from the Seibu Shibuya Department Store, Tokyo by the previous owner in 1989
Thence by descent to the present Asian owner

Tokyo, Seibu Shibuya Department Store, Chen Yifei, 1989

Chen Yifei, Seibu Department Store, Tokyo, 1989, plate 26, p. 24, illustrated in colour
Chen Yifei & Song Yingmei, ed., Chen Yifei, Tianjin Yangliuqing Fine Arts Press, Tianjin, 2008, p. 16, illustrated in colour

This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of very minor craquelure in the upper left part of the work. Under UV, there are spots of fluorescent paints across the surface of the canvas, presumably inherent to the artist's painting techniques. The colors of the work in reality appear brighter than the illustrated picture in the printed catalogue.
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