Vente aux enchères en direct 7978Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
Lot 321

Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)

Portrait of Brigitte Gairard

Fermé29 June 2011

Prix réalisé

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.

Note du spécialiste

'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).