Lot 28
  • 28

Li Shan

Estimate
800,000 - 1,200,000 RMB
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Description

  • Li Shan
  • Rouge Series: Lotus
  • acrylic on canvas
signed in Chinese and Pinyin and dated 89, framed

Provenance

Alisan Fine Arts, Hong Kong
Private Collection, Asia
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 April, 2006, lot 538
The Ullens Collection, Europe
Private Collection, USA

Exhibited

China, Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Arts at Hong Kong Arts Centre, Li Shan: Building the "Rouge Empire" 1976 to 1992, October, 1994, p. 47, pl. 31

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. There are minor wear and handling marks along the edges. Craquelure can be found on four petals of the white flower, and one petal on the lower left and two petal on the lower right. There are faint cracks on the pink area between the main petal of the central flower. Please note that it was not examined under ultraviolet light.
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