Auction on
11 March 2020 - 14:30 (CET) -
Salle 2 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Anatomical precision was not paramount for this Chinese artist, who was devoted to a quest for rhythm, with happy results – as witness this diaphanous, sylphlike Woman with a Mirror
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), Femme au miroir (Woman with a Mirror), ink and colours on silk, 67.5 x 65.5 cm Estimate: €250,000/350,000
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), Femme au miroir (Woman with a Mirror), ink and colours on silk, 67.5 x 65.5 cm Estimate: €250,000/350,000
The young woman sits nonchalantly in front of a plain background, barely adorned with a large bouquet of white flowers. Looking down at the mirror (the focus of all expectations) to check that her chignon is holding up, she is simply dressed in black and white. Nothing identifies her, and for good reason: this beauty is only a pretext for Lin…
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