Lot  226 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2010 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2010 Taipei

Ginger Lily

Tzu-chi YEH (Taiwanese, 1957)

2009-2010

Tempera and oil on linen

127 x 76.5 cm

Estimate

TWD 800,000-1,500,000

HKD 195,000-366,000

USD 26,700-50,000

Sold Price

TWD 3,600,000

HKD 920,716

USD 118,694


Signature

Signed lower right Tzu-chi Yeh in Chinese and dated 2009-2010

+ OVERVIEW

The works by Tzu-chi Yeh are records of his daily life. Whether in his landscape or still life paintings, his realistic and subtle approach is filled with rich and personal feelings. The subjects of his works are concrete in existence yet having a metaphoric meaning to the realism. He is good at selecting sceneries and objects, and captures them in a unique charming quality that most people have ignored, reflecting his pursuit of the ideal life and spirit.

"Ginger Lily" is a mark of Yeh's childhood and love. He said, "Once, everyone's childhood had a brook, my childhood had one too. The brook was full of blossomed ginger lily. And it belongs to my hometown memories of Yuli, Hualien." This lot is Yeh's second piece of "Ginger Lily" painting, four years after his return and settling in Hualien. It is the largest piece among the "Ginger Lily" series that he has ever painted over the years.

Related Info

Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2010 Taipei

Sunday, December 5, 2010, 2:30pm