AI WEIWEI (B. 1957)
Small Plate with Flowers
porcelain
12¹⁄₈ x 12¹⁄₈ x 1¹⁄₈in. (30.7 x 30.7 x 3cm.)
Executed in 2014, this work is from a series of eighty-six unique variants

Donated by the artist.

100% of the hammer price for this lot will be paid to the Art for Tropical Forests Foundation.

Christie’s is proud to continue our collaboration with Art for Tropical Forests, a charity founded by visionary art dealer Ernst Beyeler in 2002, which combines passion for art and dedication to the protection and conservation of tropical forests worldwide. These lots are being sold by the Art for Tropical Forests Foundation, whose diverse programme includes habitat preservation, reforestation, forestry stewardship, and the strengthening of local communities.

The Board members of today are: Felix Rudolf von Rohr (President of the Foundation); Dr. Hans Furer (Director of the Foundation); Dr. Kathrin Amacker (President Fairtraide Max Havelaar, Switzerland); Katja Christ (Member of the Swiss Parliament, lawyer); Ulla Dreyfus-Best (collector); Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Marcel Tanner (ex-director Swiss Tropical and Health Institute, Basel), Dr. Olivier Pagan, (Director Zoo Basel). Administration: Mag. Irene Gludowacz (Project Manager for Auctions).