Lot 11B
  • 11B

Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) L’envol des oies sauvages

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 EUR
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Description

  • Ink and colour on paper
encre et couleurs sur papier, encadré et sous verre, signé LIN FENGMIAN, et avec un cachet de l'artiste

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the father of the present owner in Hong Kong in the 1950s.
Thence in the family by descent.

Condition

The painting has been examined outside the frame. It is mounted on a thin cardboard paper with a plain silk border. The painting is in good overall condition. There are very small areas where there is light staining to the surface around the four corners. The colours are much more differentiated than the catalogue illustration suggests with shades of green and grey. The colours less yellow than the catalogue illustration suggests.
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