Asian 20th Century & Contemporary Art (Evening Sale)
Hong Kong, HKCEC Grand Hall 30 May 2015
Price realised : HKD 13,840,000
Estimate : HKD 1,500,000 - HKD 2,500,000
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KIM WHAN-KI(Korean, 1913-1974)
Montagne Bleue (Blue Mountain)
signed 'whanki' (lower left); titled, signed , dated and inscribed 'Montagne bleue whanki 1956 PARIS' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
99.8 x 64.6 cm. (39 1/4 x 25 3/8 in.)
Painted in 1956
Provenance
Private Collection, France (acquired directly from the artist, thence by descent to the present owner)
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KIM WHAN-KI(Korean, 1913-1974)
At 20 years old, Kim Whan-Ki entered the Creative Arts programme at Nihon University. During his time in Japan, he once studied under the tutelage of Tsuhuharu Foujita and Seji Togo. Since the Taisho period in the early 20th century, Japan had been importi
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