LOT DETAILS

Materials:

acrylic on linen

Size Notes:

80.1 x 40.2 cm. (31 1/2 x 15 7/8 in.)

Edition:

Painted in 2004.

Description:

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Markings:

signed and titled '"2004.3.7" Fang Lijun [in Chinese]' along the lower edge; further signed and titled '"2004.3.7" Fang Lijun [in Chinese]'on the reverse

Condition:

This work is in good condition. Upon close inspection, there is a small indentation along the top right edge and a pinpoint spot of accretion located on the bottom left quadrant on the cloud area. There is evidence of very minor wear and handling marks towards the four extreme corners of the canvas. There is no restoration apparent under Ultraviolet light. This work is framed in a white painted wood frame. Please note, this work has not been checked outside of its frame.

Exhibited:

National Gallery Jakarta, Fang Lijun - Life is Now: Nature, Water and human being, Works from 1993 – 2006, 10 - 18 May 2006, p. 95

Literature:

Hebei Education Press, ed., Chinese Artists of Today: Fang Lijun, Shijiazhuang, 2006, p. 274
Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, ed., Collected Edition of Chinese Oil Painter Volume Of Fang Lijun, Chengdu, 2006, p. 110
Vision Art, ed., Live Like a Wild Dog: 1963-2008, Archival Documentation of Fang Lijun, Taipei, 2009, p. 301
Culture And Art Publishing House, Fang Lijun, Beijing, 2010, p. 373

Provenance:

Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin<br />Phillips de Pury & Company, London, 14 October 2006, lot 57<br />Private Collection<br />Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 8 December 2017, lot 908<br />Acquired at the above sale by the present owner