Lot 797
  • 797

GUAN LIANG | Xin’an River Dam

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 HKD
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Description

  • Guan Liang
  • Xin’an River Dam
  • signed in Chinese
  • oil on canvas
  • 28.5 by 36 cm; 11 ¼ by 14 ⅛ in. 

Provenance

Collection of Guan Hanxing
Acquired directly from the above by the present important private Asian collector

Literature

CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Liang 1900 - 1986, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p.133

Condition

The work is overall in good condition, except for some very minor hairline craquelures over the white impasto near the centre of the top border, which are visible only upon close inspection. Examination under UV light reveals minor signs of retouching throughout the canvas.
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Catalogue Note

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Guan Hanxing, the artist's son