Lot 621: LI SHAN | Extensions No.1

signed in Chinese and dated  1984.12; signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled in Chinese and dated  1984 on the reverse, framed

120.5 by 57.5 cm; 47½ by 22⅝ in.

oil on canvas

This work is in good condition with minor wear in handling around the corners and edges. Minor hairline craquelure to the upper edge below circular motif. When examined under ultraviolet light, inpainting is observed along the edges and areas to the inner circular motifs where intermittent lines fluoresce darkly.
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China, Hong Kong, Alisan Fine Art,  Li Shan: Building the "Rouge Empire". Paintings from 1976 to 1992, 13 - 21 October 1994, p. 34 (illustrated in colour)

ChinaToday Gallery, Belgium
Acquired by the present owner from the above