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Xu Bing
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Xu Bing
- NEW ENGLISH CALLIGRAPHY: QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO: TALKS AT THE YENAN FORUM ON LITERATURE AND ART
- signed and dated 2003 in the artist's New English Calligraphy script and with a seal of the artist
hand scroll; ink on paper
- 23½ by 85 in. 59.5 by 216 cm.
Provenance
Art Beatus Gallery, Vancouver
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in generally very good condition. There are no condition problems with this work.
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
The text reads:
Quotations from Chairman Mao: Talks at the Yenan Forum on Literature and Art (miss reading one day, have troubles [red ink seal miss reading two day, go downhill [red ink seal])
Our literature and art should serve the millions and tens of millions of working people. For comrades engaged in literature and artistic work in the anti-Japanese base areas, it might seem that this problem is already solved and needs no further discussion, actually that is not the case. (miss reading three day, can't go on [red ink seal])
Calligraphy by Xu Bing, two thousand and three (one seal of the artist).