Li-Lan (American, b. 1943), Five Sheets of Paper

Oil on canvas, 1973, signed and dated to the verso, gallery wrapped canvas. Stretcher size 68 1/2 x 58 in. Collection of Sydney and Frances Lewis, Richmond, Virginia Exhibited: 1974, Delaware Art Museum, Contemporary American Paintings from the Lewis Collection 1975, Best Products Showroom, Houston, Texas 1976, Richmond Public Library, From the Syndey and Francis Lewis Collection Purchased: James Yu Gallery, New York, 1974 Li-lan (American, b. 1943) is a New York-born artist whose work reflects a lifelong engagement with both Eastern and Western cultures. The daughter of celebrated Chinese American modernist Yun Gee, Li-lan developed a distinctive visual language that draws upon diverse cross-cultural sources, bringing imagery from different traditions together in carefully constructed, contemplative compositions. She lives and works in New York. Li-lan has exhibited extensively throughout the United States and internationally, with significant exhibitions in Taiwan and Japan. Her work is represented in numerous public collections, including the Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro; Parrish Art Museum, Southampton; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond; William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs; Ohara Museum of Art, Kurashiki, Japan; and Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Karuizawa, Japan. Good estate condition.

Estimate:£187.54

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