Lot 559
  • 559

Wu Guanzhong

Estimate
2,000,000 - 3,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Wu Guanzhong
  • Pear Tree
  • oil on board
signed Tu and dated 64 in Chinese on the lower left, framed

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist
Plum Blossoms Gallery, Hong Kong
Acquired from the above by the current owner in 1991

Exhibited

Chinese Automobile Co. Ltd., Odyssey: Wu Guanzhong, Taipei, Taiwan, May 26-31, 1990
Plum Blossoms Gallery, Odyssey: Wu Guanzhong, Hong Kong, May 8-19, 1990
Raffles City Convention Centre VIP Lounge, Odyssey: Wu Guanzhong, Singapore, April 28-May 2,1990

Literature

Odyssey Wu Guanzhong, Plum Blossoms (International) Ltd., Hong Kong, 1990, p.120-121

Condition

Framed, there are 8 small pinholes on the extreme edges of the woodboard; 4 on each corner and 4 on each side. They are inherent to the artist's original working methods and materials. Otherwise the work is generally in good overall condition.
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