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Lot 1173: WELLINGTON LEE

Est: $40,000 HKD - $60,000 HKD
Christie'sHong Kong, Hong KongNovember 28, 2010

Item Overview

Description

WELLINGTON LEE
(1918-2001)
Mighty Joes; Metro Building; Hazy Evening; & Blue Night
titled 'Blue Night'; 'Mighty Joes'; 'Hazy Evening'; & 'Metro Building' in English (on the reverse of each work respectively); signed 'Wellington Lee' in English (on the reverse of Hazy Evening)
four silver gelatin prints
50.7 x 40.4 cm. (20 x 15 7/8 in.); 37.8 x 50.6 cm. (14 7/8 x 19 7/8 in.); 37.8 x 49.8 cm. (14 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.); & 50 x 34.5 cm. (19 11/16 x 13 9/16 in.) (4) (4)

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Munsterbilzen, Belgium, Fotokring Canon (Blue Night exhibited).
Bristol, UK, Bristol International Salon of Photography (Hazy Evening exhibited).
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Foto Club Argentino, 44th Salon Internacional, 1980 (Blue Night exhibited).
Adelaide, Australia, Adelaide Salon of International Photography, 1980 (Metro Building exhibited).
Singapore, Photographic Society of Singapore, 2nd International Salon of Photography, 1981 (Metro Building exhibited and awarded Silver Award).

Literature

Wellington Lee, Artistic Photography, New York, USA, 1968 (Mighty Joes illustrated, p. 21).

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