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QI BAISHI 1864-1957 | CRAB AND FROGS
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
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Description
- Qi Baishi
- CRAB AND FROGS
- ink on paper, a pair of framed
- each 68 by 33.5 cm. 26 3/4 by 13 1/4 in. (2)
signed Baishi and Baishi laoren, at the age of ninety-three sui, with one seal of the artist, qi bai shi (2)
Provenance
Collection of Vladimir Alekseevich Sedlyarevich, thence by descent.
Purchased by the owners in Warsaw in 1989.
Sotheby's London, Important Chinese Art, November 11, 2015, lot 152,153
Purchased by the owners in Warsaw in 1989.
Sotheby's London, Important Chinese Art, November 11, 2015, lot 152,153
Condition
- Overall in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Sedlyarevich a Russian aviator, served his country as a fighter pilot in World War II and helped found 'Skoga': The Soviet-Chinese Joint Civil Stock Aviation Company in March 1950. It is believed that this work was given to the aviator by Mao Zedong as a gift for his services to Chinese aviation. Sedlyarevich emigrated to Warsaw in the 1970s.