Lot 616
  • 616

Tu Ke

Estimate
50,000 - 60,000 HKD
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Description

  • Tu Ke
  • Love Song
  • oil on canvas, mounted on paper

signed in Chinese and dated 82; two hallmarks of Guangxi Tu Ke Art Institute stamped on the reverse

Provenance

Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Beijing, China Academy of Art, Tu Ke, January 14 – 18, 2008

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. There are light creases in the upper left quadrant of the work, primarily a horizontal crease in the middle, presumably inherent to the artist’s working method. There is light wear along the edges of the work. There is no evidence of restoration under UV.
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