Live Auction 12521Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)
LI CHEN (TAIWAN, B. 1963)
Lot 163

LI CHEN (TAIWAN, B. 1963)

ANGELIC SMILE

Closed27 November 2016

Price Realised

HKD 1,375,000

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LI CHEN (TAIWAN, B. 1963)
ANGELIC SMILE
signed 'Li Chen' in Pinyin; signed in Chinese; inscribed '6/8' (engraved on the back); dated '2010' (engraved on the left leg on the back)
bronze sculpture
73 x 26.5 x 30 cm. (28 3/4 x 10 3/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
edition 6/8
Executed in 2010

Private Collection, Asia

Specialist note

A woman figure facing upward with a modest and honest expression is embraced with bliss, joy and happiness. Li Chen emphasizes the common character of both classical and contemporary Chinese female by presenting her in a well-round, full body build. The cloud resting on the back of her head is like a shower cap or a pillow, or even an abstract face in Li's surrealistic interpretation.