Live Auction 5710Post War and Contemporary Art Day Auction
Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)
Lot 214

Yan Pei-Ming (b. 1960)

Portrait of a Young Girl

Closed12 October 2012

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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.

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).