Lot 857
  • 857

Fang Lijun

Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,500,000 HKD
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Description

  • Fang Lijun
  • 20.06.2002
  • oil on canvas
signed in Chinese, titled and dated 20.06.2002 on the reverse

Provenance

Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

Zhang Qunsheng ed., Chinese Artists of Today: Fang Lijun, Hebei Education Press, Shijiazhuang, China, 2006, p. 285
Collected Edition of Chinese Oil Painters: Volume of Fang Lijun, Chengdu, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, China, 2006, p. 119
Live Like a Wild Dog: 1963-2008 Archival Documentation of Fang Lijun, Vision Art, Taipei, Taiwan, 2009, p. 290
Fang Lijun, Culture And Art Publishing House, Beijing, China, 2010, p. 348

Condition

This work is generally in good condition. There is minor wear in handling marks around the edges. There is minor speck of paint loss which measures approximately 1 cm on top of the figure's head. Having examined the work under ultraviolet light, there appears to be no evidence of restoration.
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