Lot 748: Cai Jin(1965 Tunxi, China- lebt und arbeitet in

Cai Jin(1965 Tunxi, China- lebt und arbeitet in Tianjin/China und New York). Banana 47. 1994 Oil on canvas . Signed and dated 1994.5'lower left. Once more dated, with the measurements, titled in Chinese letters as well as inscribed on the reverse.200 x 190 cm (78,7 x 74,8 in). Provenienz: Alexander Ochs Galleries, Berlin/Beijing. Private collection South Germany. In 1991, the Chinese artist Cai Jin discovered the diversity of forms and the sensuous delights of flaccid banana leaves and made them the main theme in her work. She provides a broad field for associations in monumental formats, working in a style that is semi-abstract and features a smouldering palette. In 1993 Cai Jin was one of two female artists from China represented at the groundbreaking international exhibition China's New Art, Post-1989". She teaches at Tianjin Art Academy but has also been living in New York since 1998. [NB]