Lot 1427: LI JIKAI

LI JIKAI
(B. 1975)
Mushroom, Crying Boy
signed 'Li Jikai' in Pinyin; signed in Chinese; dated '2005' (lower left); signed and titled in Chinese; signed 'Lijikai' in Pinyin; dated and inscribed '200 x 145 cm. 2005' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
200 x 145 cm. (78 3/4 x 57 1/8 in.)
Painted in 2005

Beijing, China, Beyond Art Space, Beyond CARTOON: Asian Contemporary Art Group, 2008.

RCM Gallery, Li Jikai Note, Beijing, China, 2006 (illustrated, unpaged).
Shanghai People's Fine Art Publishing House, Li Jikai, Shanghai, China, 2007 (illustrated, p. 101).
Prestel Verlag, Young Chinese Artists, Munich, Germany, 2008 (illustrated, p. 121).
Beyond Art Space, Beyond Cartoon, exh. cat., Beijing, China, 2008 (illustrated, p. 17).

RCM Gallery, Nanjing, China
Acquired from the above by the present owner

The Vision Collection of Asian Contemporary Art

LI JIKAI
(B. 1975)
Mushroom, Crying Boy
signed 'Li Jikai' in Pinyin; signed in Chinese; dated '2005' (lower left); signed and titled in Chinese; signed 'Lijikai' in Pinyin; dated and inscribed '200 x 145 cm. 2005' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
200 x 145 cm. (78 3/4 x 57 1/8 in.)
Painted in 2005