Lot 813
  • 813

Mao Xuhui

Estimate
500,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description

  • Mao Xuhui
  • Red Scissors and Back-Chair
  • oil on canvas
signed in Chinese and dated 1995, framed

Provenance

Private Collection, Asia
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 4 October, 2010, lot 770

Literature

Mao Xuhui,  Xin Dong Cheng Publishing House, Beijing, China, 2005, p. 192
Mao Xuhui's Drawing Course, Shanghai People's Art Publishing House, Shanghai, China, 2008, p. 226
Yi, Bo-Youn ed., Mao Xuhui: Transcending New Concreteness, Gallery Artside, Seoul, Korea, 2008, p. 68

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. There are hairline vertical craquelures at the upper left edge, fine horizontal cracks at the top middle edge, and minor colour separation around the left corner. All of the above are only visible upon close examination. Having examined the work under ultraviolet light, there appears to be no evidence of restoration.
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