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Liu Wei

( Chinese, 1965 )

Purple Air III No. 2 (Diptych)

PRICE SOLD

LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

each 301.6 x 190.4 cm (118 3/4 x 74 7/8 in.) overall 301.6 x 380.8 cm. (118 3/4 x 149 7/8 in.)

Edition:

Painted in 2006.

Condition:

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of wear in handling along the edges and corners of each canvas. There are 2 pinpoint accretions located near the moon on the left canvas. There is a mild stretcher mark on the top right corner of the right canvas. Under raking light there is evidence of surface dirt present throughout. Under Ultraviolet light there are 3 linear areas of retouching present in the centre of the right canvas (longest measuring approximately 30cm.), and scattered along the edges and corners of each canvas. This work is not framed.

Provenance:

Wedel Fine Art, London<br />Private Collection (acquired from the above)<br />Phillips de Pury and Company, London, 29 June 2009, lot 129 <br />Private Collection, Asia (acquired from the above)<br />Christie's, Hong Kong, 26 November 2016, lot 16<br />Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

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