Lot 554
  • 554

SHEN JINGDONG | Strength

Estimate
20,000 - 40,000 HKD
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Description

  • Shen Jingdong
  • Strength
  • oil on canvas
  • 140 by 160 cm; 55⅛ by 63 in. 
signed in Chinese and Pinyin and dated 2010; signed in Chinese on the reverse

Provenance

Yan Gallery, Hong Kong
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. Small undulation of canvas is observed on the top left edge of the work. Evidence of minor abrasion and accretion are observed on the chest of the figure. Faint web of craquelure is visible only upon close examination on the figure's left ear lobe. Minor accretion is observed on the edge below the signature. No evidence of restoration when examined under ultraviolet light. Please note that this work was examined within its frame. Framed.
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