Lot 711
  • 711

GUAN LIANG | Portrait of Zhong Kui

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

  • Guan Liang
  • Portrait of Zhong Kui
  • signed and inscribed in Chinese, dated 1980 in Chinese sexagenary cycle and stamped with the artist's seal
  • ink and colour on paper
  • 130.5 by 66.6 cm; 51 ⅜ by 26 ¼ in.

Provenance

Collection of the artist's family
China Guardian Auctions, Beijing, 5 November 2005, Lot 2069
Important Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Hong Kong, Furama Hotel Hall and Boya Art Exhibition Hall, An Exhibition of Guan-Liang's Works: Oil Paintings & Chinese Paintings, December 1981 - January 1982
Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum, Guan Liang's Solo Exhibition, May 1982

Literature

CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Liang 1900 - 1986, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p.52

Condition

The work is overall in good condition. As in its original condition, there is a small area of repaired paper loss near the centre.
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