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LIU DAHONG

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LIU DAHONG
(Chinese, B. 1962)
The Honeymoon
signed 'Liu Da Hong' in Pinyin; dated '91.'; signed in Chinese (lower left)
oil on canvas
60 x 73 cm. (23 1/2 x 28 2/3 in.)
Painted in 1991

Literature

Schoeni Fine Oriental Art, Liu Dahong: Paintings 1986-92, exh. cat., Hong Kong, China, 1992 (illustrated, p. 137).
Educate the People Publishing House, Hanart T Z Gallery, Liu Dahong's Textbook - Elementary Level (Lessons 1 to 27), Hong Kong, 2008 (illustrated, p. 100).

Exhibited

Hong Kong, China, The China Club, Liu Dahong: Paintings 1986-92, November 1992.

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Lot Essay

The Honeymoon (Lot 2494) exemplifies Liu's mastery in iconographic representation within this pantheon of historic and semi-mythical heroes and martyrs of the People's Republic orbiting in frenzy around Mao Zedong, as if seen through the distorted lens of Pieter Bruegel.

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