Live Auction 2907Asian Contemporary Art (Day Sale)
LIU DAHONG
Lot 2494

LIU DAHONG

Closed27 May 2012

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HKD 2,540,000

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LIU DAHONG
(Chinese, B. 1962)
The Honeymoon
signed 'Liu Da Hong' in Pinyin; dated '91.'; signed in Chinese (lower left)
oil on canvas
60 x 73 cm. (23 1/2 x 28 2/3 in.)
Painted in 1991

Specialist note

The Honeymoon (Lot 2494) exemplifies Liu's mastery in iconographic representation within this pantheon of historic and semi-mythical heroes and martyrs of the People's Republic orbiting in frenzy around Mao Zedong, as if seen through the distorted lens of Pieter Bruegel.