Lot 321
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Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
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Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)

Portrait of Brigitte Gairard

Details
Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
Portrait of Brigitte Gairard
signed in Chinese, signed, titled and dated 'Portrait de B. G., 1998, Yan Pei Ming' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
39 3/8 x 31 7/8in. (100 x 81cm.)
Painted in 1998
Provenance
Private Collection, Lyon (acquired directly from the artist).
Anon. sale, Christie's London, 9 February 2007, lot 460.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Special Notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.

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Lot Essay

'I think the majority of painters today avoid the issue of feeling and of soul. I paint with soul and with feeling. I think this is very important for painting and for humankind. You cannot avoid human feelings. You cannot live like a machine. It's a task that takes a lot of my time and a lot of myself. I spend more time in my studio than at home, for a start. I do my utmost to express feeling, both personal and at the same time the feelings of a particular face.' (R. Lauter, 'Studio Discussion with Yan Pei-Ming', in Yan Pei-Ming: The Way of the Dragon, 2005, p. 102).

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