Lot 830
  • 830

Yue Minjun

Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Yue Minjun
  • 99 Idol Series No. 22 & No. 25 (two works)
  • oil on canvas
each signed in Chinese and dated and numbered 1996/22 and 1996/25 respectively on the reverse, framed

Provenance

Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong
Private European Collection
Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 3 October, 2011, Lot 914
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Literature

Today's Chinese Painters. Yue Minjun: The Lost Self, Hebei Education Press, China, 2005, pp. 114 and 231 respectively
Collected Edition Of Chinese Oil Painter Volume Of Yue Minjun, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, China, 2006, p. 66

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. There is slight discoloration in the backgrounds of both pieces. Please note that these were not examined under ultraviolet light.
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