Lot 1292
  • 1292

Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010)

Estimate
4,000,000 - 6,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Wu Guanzhong
  • Climbing Vines on Wall
  • ink and colour on paper, framed
dated 1986, and with two seals of the artist

Exhibited

EXHIBITED & ILLUSTRATED
The Art of Wu Guanzhong, L & F Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1987, pp.108-109
The Art and Techniques of Wu Guanzhong’s Paintings, People’s Arts Publishing House, 1996, p.51
Hong Kong Museum of Art, Wu Guanzhong  — A Retrospective, 15 Mar to 12 May, 2002, and illustrated in the exhibition catalogue, p.70-71
The Landscape of Life — Wu Guanzhong’s Album in Art, Joint Publishing (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Sep 2003, p.120-121
The Complete Works of Wu Guanzhong, vol. VI, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, Aug 2007, p.52-53

Condition

-Craquelure can be found at the blue paint depicting the vine, which can be improved by restoration.
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