Lot Essay
“In the past, I have always wondered whether painting is too narrow and limited as a form of artistic expression. However, I realised the more limited it is, the more infinite it is.” -Liu Ye
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Angel
Details
LIU YE (B. 1964)
Angel
signed in Chinese, signed and dated ‘Ye 02’ (lower left); signed and titled in Chinese, signed and dated ‘liu ye 02’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm. (15 3⁄4 x 11 3 /4 in.)
Painted in 2002
Angel
signed in Chinese, signed and dated ‘Ye 02’ (lower left); signed and titled in Chinese, signed and dated ‘liu ye 02’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
40 x 30 cm. (15 3⁄4 x 11 3 /4 in.)
Painted in 2002
Provenance
Private Collection, Asia
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2012, lot 853
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 7 October 2012, lot 853
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Christoph Noe (ed.), Hatje Cantz Verlag, Liu Ye Catalogue Raisonné 1991-2015, Ostfildern, 2015 (illustrated, p.305).
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