Lot 636
  • 636

Ju Ming (Zhu Ming)

Estimate
360,000 - 460,000 HKD
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Description

  • Ju Ming (Zhu Ming)
  • Living World Series - Swimming
  • stainless steel
  • 102 by 101 by 37.5 cm. 40 1/8 by 39 3/4 by 14 3/4 in.
  • 2009
incised with the artist's signature in Chinese, numbered 6/8 and dated 09 at the lower back
executed in 2009, this work is number 6 from an edition of 8.

Provenance

Kalos Gallery, Taipei
Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Beijing, National Art Museum of China, Ju Ming Living World Series Sculpture Exhibition, July 18 - August 13, 2010

Literature

Ju Ming's Recent Works: Living World Series - Swimming, Juming Museum, Taipei, 2009, Front of the Postcard, illustrated in colour
Ju Ming Living World Series, Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, Nanning, 2010, cover, p. 193, illustrated in colour
Ju Ming 30 Years of Living World Series, Kalos Gallery, Taipei, 2010, p. 26 - 27, illustrated in colour

Condition

The work is overall in good condition. There is nothing under the base. There are two minor abrasions on the left shoulder, two minor bronze dots at the back of the piece, one near the lower stomach, and one above the left ear. There is no paint loss. There are two slight stains on the right hand. The base and the sculpture are in one piece.
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