Lot 680
  • 680

Liu Ye

Estimate
6,000,000 - 8,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Liu Ye
  • Untitled
  • oil on canvas
signed in Pinyin and Chinese and dated 97-98, framed

Literature

Liu Ye Kunstmuseum Bern, Beijing, Timezone 8, 2006-2007, pp. 30-31
Artists of Today: Liu Ye, China, Hebei Education Press, 2006, p. 12

Condition

faint cracks can be found on the upper part of the canvas, mainly appear on the both side of the top of the curtain. Faint cracks also can be found on the lower part of the canvas, including the red curtain, the shade of the ship and the trousers and skirt of the kids. There is also an area of faint crack at the upper left of the canvas which is about 8 cm to 4 cm. Average length of cracks are just 3 to 4 cm. All faint cracks are now stabilized through consolidation process and minimal in-paint done by a professional restorer. the work is in satisfactory condition.
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