Lot 549
  • 549

Zhang Hongtu (b. 1943)

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Zhang Hongtu (b. 1943)
  • Chairman Mao, 2000
  • acrylic on paper collage on canvas
  • Sheet: 28 1/2 by 19 3/4 in. (72.4 by 50.2 cm.); Framed: 37 by 28 in. (94 by 71.1 cm.)
  • Executed in 2000.
acrylic on paper collage on canvas; signed

Provenance

Private Collection, Hong Kong (acquired directly from the artist)
Sotheby's, New York, 26 February 2007, Lot 346
Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above sale)
Sotheby's, New York, 10 September 2008, Lot 150
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner 

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are tonal shifts to the collage elements, which may be inherent to the nature of the material. There are scattered, faint media accretions to the upper half of the canvas, visible upon close inspection. There are handing marks to the lower edge of the canvas. Framed under glass. Please note that this work has not been inspected out of its frame.
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