Lot  609 Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Imperial Garden of the Mughal Empire

LEE YIH HONG (Taiwanese, 1941 - 2023)

1986

Ink and colour on paper, framed

Estimate

TWD 180,000-360,000

HKD 46,000-92,000

USD 5,900-11,700

CNY 39,000-79,000

Sold Price

TWD 384,000

HKD 95,285

USD 12,151

CNY 84,210


Signature

Signed LEE YIH HONG in Chinese With two seals of the artist

ILLUSTRATED: Solo Exhibition of Lee Yih Hong , Cave Gallery, Taipei, 1986 The Artist Magazine, The Artist Publishing House, Taipei, 1986, Series No. 137, p. 189 Lion Art Magazine, Lion Art Publishing House, Taipei, 1986, Series No. 188, p. 112

+ OVERVIEW

In early 1986, the artist travelled to India and Nepal. The painting depicts Kashmir, the Northern border of India. Under the Himalayas is the Imperial Garden of the Mughal Empire. The painting leads straight to the subject as if one is looking from a window. The imperial structure of red walls and white roof stands at the center, surrounded by intermingling Chinar from India with thick stems and dense branches. Autumn leaves turned red and already started to fall with the coming of winter. Trees soar in the midst of chilled snow, the frost of winter echoes with the warmth of the ancient red structure. The artist cleverly uses trees and tonality of the background to highlight the layering structure and the subject matter, leading the audience into the tranquility of the garden.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Saturday, June 1, 2019, 3:30pm