Name: LI KERAN (1907-1989)
Brand: Spring Landscape in Jiangnan
Price: 1500000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

LI KERAN (1907-1989)
Spring Landscape in Jiangnan
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
69 x 39 cm. (27 ¹⁄₈ x 15 ³⁄₈ in.)
Entitled and signed, with two seals of the artist

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Lot Essay

This Li Keran painting was part of a private Brazilian collection, of which four works were showcased in the landmark exhibition Mestres da Pintura Chinesa Sec. XX (Twentieth Century Chinese Painting Masters) took place in the Jean Boghici Gallery in Brazil and illustrated in the exhibition catalogue. Apart from these four, the Brazilian collector also acquired work by Lin Fengmian and Li Keran (present lot). The collection has remained in Brazil ever since, emerging in the market for the first time in four decades, five paintings from this collection will be offered in Christie’s Fine Chinese Modern and Contemporary Ink Paintings sale (30 November 2021, Lots 1194-1198)