Lot 787: ZHAO NENGZHI | My Own Face Series (set of three)

each signed in Pinyin and dated 1995.11, framed

each 123 by 108.5 cm.; 48½ by 42¾ in. 

oil on canvas

These works are generally in good conditions. There are minor folding cracks and accretions around the corners. Upon close examination, all three works contain hairline craquelures and minor scuffs on the thick impasto areas. There are wear in handling marks around the edges. Please note that they were not examined under ultraviolet light.
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Iceland, Akureyri Art Museum; Austria, Stadtgalerie Schwaz; Austria, Kunstraum Innsbruck; Norway, Haugar-Vestfold Kunstmuseum; Finland, Kuopio Art Museum; Finland, Salo Art Museum; Sweden, Ystads Konstmuseum, Facing China: Works of Art from the Fu Ruide Collection, May 2008 - January 2010, pp. 138-139  

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner