Zhu Yuanzhi (Yun Gee) 1906-1963

Upper right: with an inscription in Chinese, painted in Paris circa 1930, framed;

Lower left: signed Yun Gee, titled, and with the inscription in English This paint what I go to paint in Paris next, painted in Paris between 1937 and 1939, framed

Sotheby's Taipei, Helen's World of YUN GEE, 17th October 1999, lots 5 & 6.
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner.

Upper right: with fold lines from having previously been folded in quarters. The paper remounted. Triangular section of loss to the paper at the edge in the bottom left corner approx 9 by 18 by 12 mm. Another U-shaped area of loss from the top right corner, approx 1.8cm, which has been hidden by overpainting. The paper browning along the bottom and left edges. Lower left: with three horizontal fold lines and worn edges but otherwise generally in good condition.
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