Lot 719
  • 719

GUAN ZILAN | Still Life

Estimate
240,000 - 350,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Still Life
  • stamped with the artist's seal and dated 1961 in Chinese 
  • watercolour on paper
  • 39 by 27 cm; 15 ⅜ by 10 ⅝ in. 

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist's family by the former owner
Important Private Asian Collection

Literature

CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Zilan 1903 - 1985, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, plate 71, p. 115

Condition

The work is overall in very good condition, except for a negligible sign of wear at the bottom left corner, which is only visible when inspected unframed.
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