SANYU 常玉 (1895-1966) Lot n° 10

Sitting nude 半躺的裸女 Ink on paper 纸本水墨 45 x 28 cm - 17 3/4 x 11 in. Ink on paper Provenance Sanyu workshop sale, Drouot, Paris, 1966 Collection Michel Habart, Paris (acquired at previous sale) Private collection, Paris (inherited from previous owner) Bibliography Rita Wong, Sanyu Catalogue raisonné: drawings and watercolors - electronical index of drawings, Taipei, 2014, n°D0085, repr. The sheet is very slightly yellowed and creased. It shows some fold marks on the edges and corners, mainly on the left side. A few small, scattered surface stains are visible, notably one in the bottom center (ink or freckles). The leaf is very slightly yellowed and creased. There are a few fold marks on the edges and corners, mainly on the left-hand side. A few small, scattered surface stains are visible, notably one in the bottom center (ink or freckles).