Lot
609
Ravenel Spring Auction 2019
Ravenel Spring Auction 2019
Imperial Garden of the Mughal Empire
LEE YIH HONG
(Taiwanese, 1941 - 2023)
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.