Lot 828
  • 828

Wang Jinsong

Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description

  • Wang Jinsong
  • A Night in Beijing
  • oil on canvas
signed in Pinyin and dated 1998

Provenance

Private American Collection

Literature

Chinese Artists of Today: Wang Jinsong, Watching from the Sidelines, Chengdu, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, China, 2007, p. 120

Condition

The work is in generally very good condition. There are 2 minor spots of paint cracks resulting in minor lifting. The first crack measures approx. 1.5 cm and is 64 cm from the bottom and 85 cm from the left edge. The 2nd crack is also approx. 1.5 cm and is 61 cm from the bottom and 94 cm. from the left edge. The canvas is slack and can benefit from restreching. Otherwise there are no apparent condition problems with this work.
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