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THE PROPERTY OF AN ENGLISH FAMILY
英國家族藏品
Lots 309 - 315
309
LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)
Lady
Ink and colour on paper, signed and sealed at the top left, mounted on
silk, framed and glazed. 34.7cm long x 22.4cm wide (13 2/3in x 8 4/5in)
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000
林風眠(1900-1991) 仕女 設色紙本 鏡框

款識：林風眠
鈴印：林風眠印

Provenance: according to the family, acquired by the mother of the present
owners while she studied for a period with Lin Fengmian in Shanghai

來源：英國家族收藏；據傳其母親曾在上海受教於林風眠本人，
並在同時期購得其畫作

Lin Fengmian in this painting manages to capture an ethereal, dream-like
beauty. The predominantly white colour palette serves only to emphasise
the lady’s celestial purity, reminiscent of Guanyin, the Goddess of
Mercy. The triangular composition of the seated lady too reassures the
viewer with a sense of stability. Like the Goddess, she seems above the
mundane world, while the silk thread lines that form the curves of her
dress and sleeve echo her delicate and refined nature.

A painting of a lady in a similar pose by Lin Fengmian was sold at
Christie’s Hong Kong on 29 November 2011, lot 2284.

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310
LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)
Lady Sitting
Ink on paper, depicting a lady seated combing her hair,
signed and sealed at the bottom left, framed and glazed.
33cm high x 22.3cm wide (13in x 8 3/4in)
£5,000 - 8,000
CNY45,000 - 71,000
林風眠(1900-1991) 梳頭仕女 水墨紙本 鏡框

款識：林風眠
鈴印：林風眠印

Provenance: according to the family, acquired by the mother of the
present owners while she studied for a period with Lin Fengmian in
Shanghai

來源：英國家族收藏；據傳其母親曾在上海受教於林風眠本人，
並在同時期購得其畫作

For a similar painting by Lin Fengmian of a lady sitting and fixing her
hair, see Lin Fengmian quan ji, Beijing, 2000, vol.2, p.33.

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For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
282 | BONHAMS please refer to paragraphs 7 & 8 of the Notice to Bidders at the back of the catalogue.