LEE MAN FONG
1913-1988

LEE MAN FONG

1913-1988
Four Goldfish

oil on composition board
signed and stamped with a seal of the artist lower right
122 x 60 cm; 103 x 49 cm (image)

• Lot Sold $44,000 (Hammer Price)
• $53,680 (Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium)

Provenance

Private Collection, Singapore
Private Collection, Singapore acquired from the above in circa 1980
Private Collection, Queensland, by descent from the above

Show Catalogue Notes

Condition Report

Very slight surface dirt. Uneven varnish throughout. Numerous minor surface cracks in the paint consistent with age. Minor scattered surface adhesions. A short narrow horizontal streak of retouching approx 4 cm on upper left corner between the branch and the left edge of painting. Some possible retouching over some of the darker areas on the rocks lower left and right. Generally good condition.

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