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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
CHEN LINGYANG (B. 1975)
Twelve Flower Months
Details
CHEN LINGYANG (B. 1975)
Twelve Flower Months
12 color photographs
1. The First Month Narcissus
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 122 x 122 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 122 x 122 cm. (48 x 48 in.)
2. The Second Month Magnolia
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 101 x 105 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 101 x 105 cm. (39 ¾ x 41 3/8 in.)
3. The Third Month Peach
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 80 x 138 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 80 x 138 cm. (31 ½ x 54 3/8 in.)
4. The Fourth Month Peony
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 118 x 94 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 118 x 94 cm. (46 ½ x 37 in.)
5. The Fifth Month Pomegranate
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 82 x 110 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 82 x 110 cm. (32 ¼ x 43 ¼ in.)
6. The Sixth Month Lotus
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 115 x 84 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 115 x 84 cm. (45 ¼ x 33 1/8 in.)
7. The Seventh Month Orchid
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 99 x 99 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 99 x 99 cm. (39 x 39 in.)
8. The Eighth Month Osmanthus
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 143 x 61 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 143 x 61 cm. (56 ¼ x 24 in.)
9. The Ninth Month Chrysanthemum
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 97 x 104 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 97 x 104 cm. (38 ¼ x 41 in.)
10. The Tenth Month Poinsettia
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 116 x 83 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 116 x 83 cm. (45 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
11. The Eleventh Month Camelia
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 100 x 99 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 100 x 99 cm. (39 3/8 x 39 in.)
12. The Twelfth Month Plum
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 100 x 101 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 100 x 101 cm. (39 3/8 x 39 ¾ in.)
Executed in 1999-2000
edition 2/5
Twelve Flower Months
12 color photographs
1. The First Month Narcissus
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 122 x 122 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 122 x 122 cm. (48 x 48 in.)
2. The Second Month Magnolia
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 101 x 105 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 101 x 105 cm. (39 ¾ x 41 3/8 in.)
3. The Third Month Peach
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 80 x 138 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 80 x 138 cm. (31 ½ x 54 3/8 in.)
4. The Fourth Month Peony
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 118 x 94 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 118 x 94 cm. (46 ½ x 37 in.)
5. The Fifth Month Pomegranate
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 82 x 110 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 82 x 110 cm. (32 ¼ x 43 ¼ in.)
6. The Sixth Month Lotus
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 115 x 84 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 115 x 84 cm. (45 ¼ x 33 1/8 in.)
7. The Seventh Month Orchid
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 99 x 99 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 99 x 99 cm. (39 x 39 in.)
8. The Eighth Month Osmanthus
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 143 x 61 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 143 x 61 cm. (56 ¼ x 24 in.)
9. The Ninth Month Chrysanthemum
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 97 x 104 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 97 x 104 cm. (38 ¼ x 41 in.)
10. The Tenth Month Poinsettia
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 116 x 83 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 116 x 83 cm. (45 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.)
11. The Eleventh Month Camelia
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 100 x 99 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 100 x 99 cm. (39 3/8 x 39 in.)
12. The Twelfth Month Plum
titled and signed by the artist in Chinese, inscribed and dated “2/5 100 x 101 cm 1999.11–2000.12” (on the reverse)
image: 100 x 101 cm. (39 3/8 x 39 ¾ in.)
Executed in 1999-2000
edition 2/5
Provenance
Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Asia Art Archive, A Strange Heaven: Contemporary Chinese Photography, exh. cat., Hong Kong, 2003 (another edition illustrated, pp. 38, 39).
Hatje Cantz Verlag, Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, exh. cat., Germany, 2005 (another edition illustrated, p. 310-311).
Hatje Cantz Verlag, Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the Sigg Collection, exh. cat., Germany, 2005 (another edition illustrated, p. 310-311).
Exhibited
Prague, Czech Republic, Galerie Rudolfinum, A Strange Heaven: Contemporary Chinese Photography, 2003 (another edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Helsinki,
Bern, Switzerland, Kunstmuseum Bern, Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the
Sigg Collection, 13 June – 16 October 2005 (another edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Hamburg, Germany, Kunsthalle Hamburger, 2006. Finland, Art Museum Tennis Palace, 2005.
Bern, Switzerland, Kunstmuseum Bern, Mahjong: Contemporary Chinese Art from the
Sigg Collection, 13 June – 16 October 2005 (another edition exhibited). This exhibition later travelled to Hamburg, Germany, Kunsthalle Hamburger, 2006. Finland, Art Museum Tennis Palace, 2005.
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Sylvia Cheung