Lot 1422
  • 1422

Li Keran

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Description

  • Li Keran
  • Magnificent Mountains with Gushy Cascades
  • ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
signed KERAN, dated 1978, titled, inscribed, and with four seals of the artist

Provenance

Previously in the collection of famous Hong Kong collector Mr. Yeung Wing Tak
Acquired by the present owner in November 1990 in Hong Kong

Exhibited

Tokyo, Seibu Ikebukuro Gallery, 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China: Painting Exhibition by Rong Bao Zhai, November 2-7, 1979
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Art Gallery, Modern Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, August 29 to October 4, 1987

Literature

30th Anniversary Celebration of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China: Painting Exhibition by Rong Bao Zhai, Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo, Seibu Ikebukuro Gallery, November 1979, p.28
On Li Keran’s Paintings, compiled by Wang Zhuo, Hua Cheng Publishing Co., Taipei, February 1987, pl.39
Modern Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, Art Gallery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 1987, p.245, pl.113
Modern Chinese Painting and Calligraphy from the Collection of the Kau Chi Society of Chinese Art, Exhibition Brochure, Art Gallery, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 1987, pl.113

Condition

- A paper foldline could be seen at the upper section of the painting. This is not a condition problem as this was the situation when the artist created this piece. - There are several areas on the painting where the artist removed certain details which he did not find satisfactory, on which he replaced the area with new paper and re-painted. The process was completed by the artist himself, and is a usual practise of Li Keran, thus not considered to be a condition problem, but part of the art itself. - Generally in good condition.
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