Lot 329
  • 329

Vu Cao Dam

Estimate
150,000 - 220,000 HKD
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Description

  • Vu Cao Dam
  • Portrait De Femme Au Jardin (Portrait Of A Lady In The Garden)
  • Signed
  • Ink and gouache on silk
  • 59 by 44.5 cm.; 23 1/4 by 17 1/2 in.
  • Executed CIRCA 1939

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, October 4 2010, Lot 100

Condition

The painting is in good condition overall. There is a pin-sized hole on the upper left corner of the painting, and the weave of the silk is slightly loose in scattered areas in the lower register, which may be a pre-existing condition of the medium, but the painting itself is well-preserved. Upon close observation shows a slight undulation of on the surface. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals a spot of retouching on the cheekbone (near the hairline) of the figure, which is not visible to the naked eye. Framed, under Plexiglas.
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