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Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
Lot 214

Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)

Portrait of a Young Girl

Fermé12 October 2012

Prix réalisé

GBP 103,250

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Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
Portrait of a Young Girl
signed in Pinyin, titled and dated '"Portrait of a young girl" septembre 1997 Yan Pei-Ming', and signed in Chinese (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
65¾ x 70in. (167 x 177.8cm.)
Painted in 1997

East-West Center, Honolulu.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1997.

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).