Lot 786
  • 786

Yu Hong

Estimate
400,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yu Hong
  • She - Beautiful Writer Zhao Bo (in 2 parts)
  • signed H.Yu and dated 2004; signed, titled and dated 2004 in Chinese on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas, black and white photograph
  • Painting: 59 by 118 1/8 in. 150 by 300 cm. Photograph: 66 3/4 by 45 5/8 in. 169.6 by 115.8 cm.
signed H.Yu and dated 2004; signed, titled and dated 2004 in Chinese on the reverse

Provenance

Sotheby's New York, September 17 2008, lot 12

Literature

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, China Onward, Denmark, 2007, pp. 373-375, illustrated in color

Condition

Painting is generally in very good overall condition. There is some light adhesive residue along the edges of the photograph. There are also a few very minor dents and creases on the lower portion of the photograph, which may have occured during the mounting process. Two approximately 0.5cm dents at the top left and middle right of the painting. Not examined under UV light.
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