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WANG GUANGYI,
Untitled , 1987 (Executed)
Lot #1031 |
2011-05-28 |
Christie's, Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
HKD 5,500,000 - 8,500,000 (currency of sale)
USD 705,100 - 1,089,700 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 2853
Auction name: Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Hong Kong
Start date: 2011-05-28
End date: 2011-05-28
Currency: HKD
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 46 1/2 x 68 3/8 in. (118 x 173.8 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
118
Width In Centimeters:
173.8
Height In Inches:
46.5
Width In Inches:
68.375
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Year notes: Executed in 1987.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Sotheby's Hong Kong, 7 October 2007, Lot 671<br> <br> Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House,<br> <br> A History of China Modern Art<br> <br> , 1979-1989, Hunan, China, 1992 (illustrated, p. 179).<br> <br> Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House,<br> <br> 1542-2000 Chinese Oil Painting<br> <br> , Hunan, China, 2002 (illustrated, p. 1401).<br> <br> Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House,<br> <br> Black White Grey : A Conscious Cultural Stance<br> <br> , Hunan, China, 2002 (illustrated, p. 61).<br> <br> Lu Peng (ed.), Peking University Press,<br> <br> A History of Art in Twentieth-Century<br> <br> China, Beijing, China, 2006 (illustrated, plate 31-11, p. 857).
Catalog summary
WANG GUANGYI (B. 1957) Red Rationality: Revision of Idols dated '87'; signed 'Wang Guang Yi' in Pinyin (lower right) oil on canvas 118 x 173.8 cm. (46 1/2 x 68 3/8 in.) Painted in 1987