Lot 886
  • 886

Wang Jianwei

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 HKD
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Description

  • Wang Jianwei
  • Hollow Bricks
  • titled in Chinese and dated 1990 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 160 by 140 cm.; 63 by 55 1/8 in.

Provenance

Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong

Exhibited

France, Pompidou, Alors, la Chine?, Centre Pompidou, 25 June - 13 October, 2003, p.254
France, Paris, Espace Cardin, Paris-Pékin, 5-28 October, 2002, p.187

Literature

China's New Art, Post-1989, Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, China, 1993, p. 176
Beyond Boundaries, Shanghai Gallery of Art, China, 2003, p. 124

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. There are minor craquelures and pinpoint paint losses around the edges. Scattered patches of craquelures are found across the surface. A blue paint scuff to the top edge. Under ultraviolet light, scattered areas of minor retouching are found, the largest of which is to the top right corner.
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