Lot 90: XUE MO CHINESE, B. 1966 SERENE BEAUTY

Oil on linen canvas Signed and dated 2002 centre left
Exhibited The Virtue of Tranquil Beauty: Xue Mo, Maruska Gallery, Melbourne, 28 October - 30 November 2002, cat. 1 Born in Inner Mongolia, China, Xue Mo has based her career in Beijing since 1997 and has exhibited in China, Singapore, Canada and the U.S.A., as well as in Australia. Xue Mo's portraits of women are much more than representations of female beauty: her premise is that they evoke a meditative contemplation of concepts such as virtue, beauty, serenity, benevolence, and tranquility.

71.5 by 59.5 cm