Lot 295 - A175AS Asian Art: Himalaya, China - Tuesday, 17. November 2015, 10.00 AM
LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991). Two dancers, 1950s. 66x64cm. Ink and colour on paper. Framed under glass.
Bought by the step father of the present owner in Hongkong in 1956. Lin Fengmian, today recognized as one of the fathers of Chinese modern painting, was living in Shanghai at the time and could hardly support his family with his paintings. His wife Alice Vattant together with their daughter and son-in-law finally obtained a Brazilian visum to leave China which was shutting itself off from the world, so Lin was in need of money and sold some paintings in Hongkong. The present owner married in 1957 and was allowed to choose one of Lin's paintings as a wedding present from her step-father. This work thus represents both the pleasure of a young bride, and an artist's means to provide a better life for his family.
CHF 200 000 / 300 000 | (€ 206 190 / 309 280)
Sold for CHF 228 500 (including buyer’s premium)
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