Lot 709
  • 709

GUAN LIANG | Miao Girl with Red Head Cloth

Estimate
350,000 - 450,000 HKD
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Description

  • Guan Liang
  • Miao Girl with Red Head Cloth
  • oil on paperboard
  • 35 by 30.5 cm; 13 ¾ by 12 in. 
executed circa 1960s

Provenance

Christie's, Taipei, 14 October 2001, Lot 58
Acquired directly from the above by the present important private Asian collector 

Literature

Artist's Publishing, ed., Guan Liang, Boya Art, Hong Kong, 1981, plate 14
Xue Jianhua, ed., Guan Liang, People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Shanghai, 2009, p. 97
CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Liang 1900 - 1986, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p. 112
Cheng Nai-Ming, ed., CANS Art News April 2012 No. 87, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p. 85

Condition

The work is overall in good condition. Upon close inspection, there are two very minor signs of hairline crack at the top and bottom right corners, all of which appear to be in stable condition. Examination under UV light reveals very minor signs of retouching at the four extreme corners.
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