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Timed Auction: Enchanting Expressions

Thu, Jun 22, 2023 02:00PM EDT - Fri, Jun 30, 2023 10:00AM EDT
Lot 18

Lee Man Fong, Attributed: Two Carp

Estimate: $60,000 - $90,000

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Lee Man Fong (Chinese, 1913-1988) Attributed: Two Carp. Oil on board, stamped with the artist's seal, framed.

Lee Man Fong was a celebrated Southeast Asian painter whose impressive career began with his earliest oil painting at age sixteen titled Shuang-lin Ch'an Monastery and ended with his final work in 1988 titled Peace Forever, the year of his death at age 75. Fong's works have been and continue to be extremely popular at auction for their contrast and integration of traditional Chinese methods and modern European details.

64.25 x 25 inches framed ; 48 x 23.75 inches board.

Private collection, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Condition

Very good condition, light layer of surface grime; mat burn; frame is aged.

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