Sale 2631
Hong Kong
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1 December 2008
Price realised
HKD 475,000
Estimate
KAO YU (Born in 1981) Living Under the Red Flag Series - Passion, Vision & Revolution signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'Kao Yu; 2004.; 120 x 140 cm.; Under the Red Flag' in Chinese (lower right, left & on reverse ) acrylic on canvas, triptych 120 x 140 cm. (47 1/4 x 55 in.) x 3 pieces Painted in 2004 (3)
Provenance
Christie's Hong Kong, 29 May 2005, Lot 374 Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
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