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Lot 1172: WELLINGTON LEE

Est: $60,000 HKD - $80,000 HKD
Christie'sHong Kong, Hong KongNovember 28, 2010

Item Overview

Description

WELLINGTON LEE
(1918-2001)
Mexican Town; Winter Garden; Storm is Coming; Fantasy Harbour; Space Girl (1955); & Frustration

titled 'Storm is Coming';' Fantasy Harbour'; 'Mexican Town'; 'Winter Garden'; 'Frustration'; & 'Space Girl' in English (on the reverse of each work respectively)
six silver gelatin prints
17.5 x 50 cm. (6 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.); 38.8 x 50.6 cm. (15 1/4 x 19 3/8 in.); 30.3 x 50.5 cm. (11 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.); 29.6 x 49.3 cm. (11 5/8 x 19 3/8 in.); 40.5 x 50.5 cm. (15 15/16 x 19 7/8 in.); & 50.5 x 39.5 cm. (19 7/8 x 15 1/2 in.) (6) (6)

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Pittsburg, USA, The 54th Pittsburg International Salon of Photographic Art, 1967 (Fantasy Harbour exhibited).
Balneario de Panticosa, Spain, XII Salon Fotografico, 1968 (Fantasy Harbour exhibited).
Ceylon, Sri Lanka, Photographic Society of Ceylon, 18th International Exhibition, 1972 (Storm is Coming exhibited).
Berlin, Germany, 6 Bifota (Berliner Internationale Fotoausstellung) , 1974 (Storm is Coming exhibited).
Hong Kong, China, Chinese Photographic Association, The 16th CPA International Salon, 1975 (Frustration exhibited).
Singapore, 30th Singapore International Salon of Photography, The Photographic Society of Singapore, 1979 (Winter Garden exhibited).
Victoria, Australia, City of Warrnambool Camera Club, undated (Fantasy Harbour exhibited).

Literature

Wellington Lee, Artistic Photography, New York, USA, 1968 (Mexican Scene illustrated, unpaged).

Auction Details

Chinese 20th Century Art (Day Sale)

by
Christie's
November 28, 2010, 12:00 AM ChST

2203-8 Alexandra House 16-20 Chater Road, Hong Kong, HK