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YEE BON,
Untitled , 1938 (Executed)
Lot #25 |
2014-05-24 |
Christie's, Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
HKD 3,800,000 - 4,600,000 (currency of sale)
USD 487,160 - 589,720 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 3307
Auction name: Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Hong Kong
Start date: 2014-05-24
End date: 2014-05-24
Currency: HKD
Source:
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Chinese Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 31 3/8 x 36 7/8 in. (79.5 x 93.8 cm.)
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
79.5
Width In Centimeters:
93.8
Height In Inches:
31.338
Width In Inches:
36.875
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Year notes: Executed in 1938.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Anon. sale; Sotheby's Taipei, 13 April 1997, Lot 23<br> <br> Anon. sale; Christie's Hong Kong, 26 November 2011, Lot 1024<br> <br> Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> Pao Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Culture Series: The Art of Yee Bon (1905-1995), co-sponsored by the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Guangdong Painting Academy, 5-16 December 1996.
Catalog summary
YEE BON (YU BEN, Chinese, 1905-1995) Going to the Fields signed in Chinese (lower left); signed 'YEE BON' in Pinyin; titled in Chinese; dated '1938' (on the reverse) oil on canvas, laid on masonite 79.5 x 93.8 cm. (31 3/8 x 36 7/8 in.) Painted in 1938