Lot 5046
  • 5046

Lu Qi

Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
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Description

  • Lu Qi
  • Rise and Fall of the Tides
  • signed in Chinese and dated 2009; signed in Chinese and dated 2009 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
artist inscribed label affixed to the reverse

Provenance

Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Wuhan, Hubei Museum of Art, The 11th National Artworks Exhibition, September 26 - November 8, 2009
Guangzhou, Guangzhou Museum of Art, The 9th China Art Festival - National Excellent Artworks Exhibition, May 10 - 25, 2010
Shanghai, Shanghai Artists Association Creation Centre Museum, You Can Find Wind Because of the Water: Shanghai & Zhejiang Figure Oil Painting Exchange Exhibition, April 28 - May 20, 2012

Literature

The 11th National Artworks Exhibition - Oil Paintings, People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Beijing, 2009, p. 201, illustrated in colour
Chinese Style and Times Art - the 9th China Art Festival National Excellent Artworks Exhibition, Culture & Art Publishing House, Beijing, 2010, p. 223, illustrated in colour
Chinese Oil Painter - Lu Qi, Jilin Fine Arts Press, Changchun, 2010, cover, illustrated in colour

Condition

This painting is overall in excellent condition. There are two silver marks near the top left corner which shall belong to the original creation. Across the lower half surface, there are a few minor pinpoint paint losses which are only visible under very close examination.
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