Live Auction 7978Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
Lot 321

Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)

Portrait of Brigitte Gairard

Closed29 June 2011

Price Realised

GBP 49,250

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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

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.

Specialist note

'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).