Lot 390
  • 390

Theo Meier

Estimate
180,000 - 280,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Theo Meier
  • My Favourite Model, Kan Keo Posing in front of the Mae Ping River During the Sunset
  • Signed and dated 1971-7-3 
  • Oil on canvas
  • 132.5 by 64cm.; 52 by 25in.
  • Executed in Chiang Mai, 1982

Provenance

Collection of Prof. Biekert, Switzerland
Christie's Hong Kong, 6 July 2003, Lot 11
Private Asian Collection

Literature

Didier Hamel, Theo Meier: A Swiss Artist Under the Tropics, Jakarta, 2007, colour illustration, no. 373, p. 233

Condition

This work is in good overall condition as viewed. There are some minor losses to the paint, but these are only visible upon very close inspection. Examination under ultraviolet light reveals spots of restoration at the surface of the work. Framed.
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