Lot 5054
  • 5054

Lalan (Xie Jinglan)

Estimate
1,200,000 - 1,800,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Lalan (Xie Jinglan)
  • Sans titre
  • oil on canvas
executed in 1975-1980

Provenance

Private European Collection

Exhibited

Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum, My Vision of Paradise  Retrospective of Lalan’s Art, July 4 – August 5, 2009
Macau, Macau Museum of Art, Fragrance of the Mind – A Retrospective of Lalan’s Work, March 5 – May 30, 2010

Literature

Lalan, Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Shanghai, 2009, p. 83, illustrated in colour
Fragrance of the Mind - A Retrospective of Lalan's Work, Macau Museum of Art, Macau, plate 42, p. 73, illustrated in colour

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There are light brush hairs across the surface of the work and slight wearing from handling on the bottom right edge. There is a small spot on the bottom edge towards the right. There is evidence of touching up on the right edge and on the lower left and middle left of the painting.
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