Fang Lijun

signed in Chinese, dated 1998,11,15 and numbered 7/8

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

London, Saatchi Gallery, The Revolution Continues: New Chinese Art, 2008, pp. 248-249, illustrated in colour

Fang Lijun, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, China, 2001, pp. 188-189, illustrated in colour
Image is Power – The Art of Wang Guangyi, Zhang Xiaogang and Fang Lijun, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2002, p. 233, illustrated in colour
Chinese Printmaking Today – Woodblock Printing in China 1980-2000, British Library, 2003, p. 185, illustrated in colour
Shu Kewen ed., Clues, White Space, Beijing, 2005, p. 134, illustrated in colour
Fang Lijun, Life now, CP Foundation, Jakarta, 2006, p. 124, illustrated in colour
Fang Lijun – Living Like a Dog, Taiwan, Visual Art Publishing, 2009, p. 270, illustrated in colour
Endlessness of Life – 25 Years Retrospect of Fang Lijun, Artist Publishing Co., 2009, p. 101, illustrated in colour

 

This work is in generally very good condtion. There is some light scattered foxing throughout. There are two minor tears on the 1st panel- the upper one close to the top finger have been restored. There is a visible light stain on the 2nd panel measuring 2 by 12 inches left of the figures ear. There is also a small tear to the lower right of the 5th panel. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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