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30 - YUE Minjun Three men sitting on a Chimney - 1999 Watercolour…
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Estimate 15 000 € - 20 000 €
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YUE Minjun Three men sitting on a Chimney - 1999 Watercolour on paper 56.5 x 76 cm Watercolor on paper 22.04 x 29.92 in. Provenance: Galerie Serieuze Zaken/Rob Malash , Amsterdam Private collection, Amsterdam (acquired January 2000) Private collection, Amsterdam (acquired from the latter in 2007) Exhibitions: Amsterdam, Galerie Serieuze ZakenRob Malash, Yue Minjun, September-October 1999 A copy of the receipt for the purchase of the work by the original owner in January 2000 will be given to the buyer. FR Yue Minjun is considered to be one of the artists representing "cynical realism", an artistic movement that developed in China after the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Marked by the country's social climate, the young artists took a more sarcastic and less idealistic look at their environment. Their works take an ironic, disillusioned look at the social context of contemporary China and the human condition in the modern world. Yue Minjun proposes laughter as an outlet, an expression that will be omnipresent in her works: "That's why smiling, laughing to hide one's powerlessness, is so important for my generation". EN Yue Minjun is considered one of the leading artists of "cynical realism," an artistic movement that emerged in China following the 1989 Tiananmen Square student protests. Influenced by the country's social climate, these young artists take a more sarcastic and less idealistic view of their surroundings. The works offer an ironic and disillusioned view of the social context of contemporary China and the human condition in the modern world. Yue Minjun thus proposes laughter as an outlet, an expression that is omnipresent in his paintings: "That is why smiling, laughing to hide one's powerlessness, is of great importance to my generation." YUE Minjun
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