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Zhang Xiaogang
Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description
- Zhang Xiaogang
- Portrait of a Boy with Glasses
- signed and dated 2005
- oil on canvas
- 130.2 by 111cm.; 51 1/4 by 43 1/2 in.
Provenance
Galerie Loft, Paris
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original work.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There is very light wear to the upper right and lower left corner tips. There are three very faint finger marks towards the top left hand corner. There is a hairline tension crack at the bottom extreme edge in the lower left corner. There is very light wear to the lower section of the extreme left turnover edge and in several places along the bottom edge. There are two rub marks to the lower right of the upper right hand quadrant and one to the lower left of the figure's mouth. There is a rub mark 5cm. up from the centre of the bottom edge. There is a minute media accretion towards the centre of the figure's forehead. No restoration is apparent under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"My paintings strive to capture a person's process of growing up and the experience they go through, as well as how they are influenced by the time period in which they lived... I take away most of the colour... because I want my paintings to be a memory or a realization of something."
Zhang Xiaogang in conversation with Anjali Rao, 'Interview with Zhang Xiaogang on Talk Asia', on CNN International, 20 July 2007