Parallel Forms (Brown/Black/White)

Details

Richard Lin (Lin Show-Yu) (1933-2011)
Parallel Forms (Brown/Black/White)
signed, inscribed and dated '"PARALLEL FORMS (BROWN/BLACK/WHITE)"/SEPTEMBER 1969/RICHARD LIN' (on the backboard)
oil and collage on canvas
25¼ x 25 in. (64 x 63.5 cm.)

Provenance

with Marlborough Fine Art, London, where acquired by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Lin and Tony Reichardt shared a London flat together in the 1960s and were to remain good friends. Reichardt recalls taking Joan Miró to visit Lin's studio one day and how the Spanish artist was astonished by Lin's ability to draw a perfect circle, free-hand.

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