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Lot 421
  • 421

Zhang Huan

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Zhang Huan
  • Ash Portrait no. 5
  • incense ash, iron and wood
  • head: 51.5 by 32 by 41cm.; 20 1/4 by 12 1/2 by 16in.
  • tripod: 111 by 70 by 60cm.; 43 3/4 by 27 1/2 by 23 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 2008.

Provenance

Haunch of Venison, London
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2008

Exhibited

Milan, Padiglione Arte Contemporanea, Zhang Huan: The Ash Man, 2010

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All surface irregularities and spots of rust are in keeping with the artist's choice of medium and working process.
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