Lot 820
  • 820

Yue Minjun

Estimate
400,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yue Minjun
  • 99 Idol Series No. 43 and 47 (two works)
  • oil on canvas
each signed in Chinese, titled and dated 1996 on the reverse, framed

Provenance

Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Private Collection
Phillips de Pury & Company, London, 6 February, 2007, lot 60

Literature

Chinese Artists of Today: Yue Minjun: The Lost Self, Hebei Education Press, Shijiazhuang, China, 2005, pp. 115, 231
Collected Editions Of Chinese Oil Painters: Volume Of Yue Minjun, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, Chengdu, China, 2006, p. 66

Condition

These works are generally in good condition. There are minor soiling, and wear and handling around the edges. Please note that they were not examined under ultraviolet light and out of their frames.
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