Lot 5172
  • 5172

Hao Li

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
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Description

  • Hao Li
  • Self-Portrait
  • signed in Pinyin and Chinese and dated 2002
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

Private American Collection

Exhibited

Beijing, Destination Orient Image Gallery, The Colour of Love: Hao Li Oil Painting Works Exhibition, August 8 - 26, 2008

Literature

The Colour of Love: Hao Li Oil Painting Works Exhibition, Destination Orient Image Gallery, Beijing, 2008, p. 12, illustrated in colour
Hao Li, Oil Paintings by Hao Li, Hong Kong Treasure Gallery Publishing Limited, Beijing, 2009, pp. 43-44, illustrated in colour

Condition

This work is in very good condition. There is a vertical hairline craquelure, approximately 30 centimeters in length, ten centimeters from the left edge, but only visible upon very close inspection. There is a minor abrasion on the top right corner, but not intrusive to the image. There is no sign of restoration under UV light.
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