Lot 5036
  • 5036

Yun Gee (Zhu Yuanzhi)

Estimate
1,800,000 - 2,500,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Yun Gee (Zhu Yuanzhi)
  • Park in Spring
  • signed in Pinyin
  • oil on canvas

Provenance

Montross Gallery, New York
Christie's Hong Kong, November 27, 2005, Lot 178
Important Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

New York, Montross Gallery, Paintings by Yun Gee, December 9 - 21, 1940
Taipei, Lin & Keng Gallery, Yun Gee, November 14 - December 1, 1998

Literature

Paintings by Yun Gee, Montross Gallery, New York, 1940, plate 18
Yun Gee, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, 1998, p. 45

Condition

This work is in good condition. There are light craquelure across the surface of the work and minor paint losses upon close inspection in upper right section. There is a paint loss of a length of 0.8 cm, 26 cm from the left edge and 3 cm from the bottom edge. There is evidence of scattered retouching on the right and bottom near the edges.
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