Live Auction 16896Modern and Contemporary Art Afternoon Session
CHEN KE (B. 1978)
Lot 501

CHEN KE (B. 1978)

Apparel

Closed3 December 2020

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HKD 1,375,000

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CHEN KE (B. 1978)
Apparel
signed in Chinese and dated ‘2007’ (middle right); signed, dated, titled and inscribed in Chinese, signed, titled, dated and inscribed ‘Apparel Modeling paste. oil color. silk on board. 170 x 120 cm Chen Ke 2007’ (on the reverse)
oil on silk and fabric laid down on board
170.2 x 120.5 cm. (67 x 47 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2007

Thomas Erben Gallery, New York, USA
Private Collection, Asia
Anon. Sale, Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 April 2013, lot 854
Private Collection, USA (Acquired at the above sale by the present owner)

Specialist note

“My childhood home was but a tiny room. Nevertheless, our family of three lived simple and happy lives. Compared to my life now which is filled anxieties and loneliness, it was so light and joyous. I look back with at my childhood with much nostalgia, but it is impossible for me to stay in that time...”
– Chen Ke