Lot 705
  • 705

LIN FENGMIAN | Fish and Bottle

Estimate
1,000,000 - 1,800,000 HKD
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Description

  • Fish and Bottle
  • signed in Chinese and stamped with the artist's seal 
  • ink and colour on paper
  • 66 by 68 cm; 26 by 26 ¾ in. 

Provenance

Christie's, Hong Kong, 26 April 1998, Lot 107
Important Private Asian Collection 

Exhibited

Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum, The Approach of Lin Fengmian: The Centenary of Lin Fengmian, November 1999

Literature

Xu Jiang, ed., The Approach of Lin Fengmian: The Centenary of Lin Fengmian, China Academy of Art Press, Hangzhou, 1999, p. 123
Feng Ye, ed., The World of Lin Fengmian, Min Sheng Bao Publishing, Taipei, 2000, p. 35
CANS Art News May 2009, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2009, p. 140 
Yang Hualin, ed., The Complete Works of Lin Fengmian Vol. I, China Youth Press, Beijing, 2014, p. 172

Condition

The painting surface has recently been cleaned, and the work is overall in good condition. Conservation report is available upon request.
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