Lot 711
  • 711

Nam June Paik

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Nam June Paik
  • Casablanca Series: Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
  • mixed media on canvas
signed in English and dated '96, framed

Condition

There is slight soiling on the corners of the Ingrid Bergman piece, but otherwise, both are in very good condition overall.
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Catalogue Note

The inscription on the Humphrey Bogart work reads gong shang jiao yu which are four of the five ancient Chinese musical tones. The Ingrid Bergmann inscription deng xian yu hua may be translated as, "to become an immortal, and ascend to heaven".