Estimate
TWD 2,400,000-4,000,000
HKD 596,000-993,000
USD 75,900-126,500
CNY 538,000-897,000
Sold Price
TWD 3,600,000
HKD 916,031
USD 117,686
CNY 827,586
Signature
EXHIBITED
Mr Doodle Invades Sotheby’s, Sotheby’s S2 Gallery, Hong Kong, December 6 -19, 2019
ILLUSTRATED
Mr Doodle Invades Sotheby’s, Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 2019, no.15, pp. 27-28
+ OVERVIEW
The prototype of “The Doodle Wave” is originated from a ukiyo-e masterpiece “The Great Wave of Kanagawa” created by the famous Edo Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai in the early 19th century. There are two iconic symbols in the original work, which are the sacred mountain in the hearts of the Japanese, Mount Fuji and the sea that they live on. This masterpiece also inspired many great painters and musicians of Western Impressionism and Post- Impressionism, such as Manet, Monet, Van Gogh etc. The composition of the picture follows the classic layout of the original work: a huge ocean wave is outlined with black lines in the center, surrounded by layers of yellow, green and white lines, which sketch the waves, Mount Fuji, fish, elves under the sea, boats and boatmen struggling with nature. The whole picture symbolizes the spirit and integrity of the Japanese ethnic, as well as the courageous fight between mankind and mother nature. The essence and ambience of unremitting selfimprovement is displayed through forging ahead bravely while riding against the wind and waves, this vitality is nevertheless more and more apparently valuable under the times of global pandemic.
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