ID 1225656
Lot 22 | CHEN YIFEI (1946-2005)
Estimate value
HKD 30 000 000 – 40 000 000
Lingering Melodies from the Xunyang River
signed and dated ‘Chen Yifei 1991’ (lower left)
oil on canvas
131 × 149.8 cm. (51 1/2 x 59 in.)
Painted in 1991
Provenance
Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 September 1991, lot 38
Private collection
China Guardian Beijing, 20 April 1999, lot 38
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
The Homecoming of Chen Yifei: Retrospective Exhibition, exh. cat., Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, National Art Museum of China, Beijing, 1996 (illustrated, fig.15, p.64).
Chen Yifei, Tianjin Yangliuqing Fine Arts Press, Tianjin, 2008 (illustrated in detail, cover page; illustrated, p.8).
Chen Yifei, Shanghai People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, 2010 (illustrated, p.114-117).
Exhibited
Shanghai, Shanghai Museum, The Homecoming of Chen Yifei: Retrospective Exhibition, 22 December 1996-19 January 1997. This exhibition later travelled to Beijing, National Art Museum of China, 1 February-1 March 1997.
Further Details
Chen Yifei Estate has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Chen Yifei Estate.
Artist: | Chen Yifei (1946 - 2005) |
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Artist: | Chen Yifei (1946 - 2005) |
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