Lot 781
  • 781

HONG TONG | White moon

Estimate
800,000 - 1,000,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Hong Tong
  • White moon
  • signed in Chinese
  • oil on masonite 
  • 59.5 by 59.5 cm; 23 ⅜ by 23 ⅜ in. 
executed in 1974Yageo Foundation label affixed to the reverse 

Provenance

Sotheby's, Taipei, 16 October 1994, Lot 49
Collection of Yageo Foundation 
Christie's, Hong Kong, 31 October 2004, Lot 741
Acquired directly from the above by the present important private Asian collector

Literature

Artist Magazine, Artist Magazine Publishing, Taipei, March 1976, p. 48

Condition

The work is overall in good condition. Examination under UV light reveals minor signs of retouching throughout the overall surface.
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