Lot 684
  • 684

Chao Chung-hsiang (Zhao Chunxiang)

Estimate
700,000 - 900,000 HKD
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Description

  • Chao Chung-hsiang (Zhao Chunxiang)
  • Masculine and Feminine
  • ink and acrylic on canvas
signed in pinyin and Chinese and dated 1989 (upper right); signed in pinyin, titled and dated 1968 (reverse)
Executed from 1968 to 1989 

Provenance

Sotheby's Auction, Taipei, 1997
Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts, Chao Chung-Hsiang, 1997

Literature

Chao Chung-Hsiang, Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts Ltd., p.6, Plate 5

Condition

There is a vertical, repaired tear (approximately 10 cm) at the lower right of this painting. There is a small patch of mould at the centre right and a minor marking at the upper left. Overall this work is in moderate condition.
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Catalogue Note

This painting was executed in 1968. The artist later returned to this painting and it was finally completed in 1989.