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Chinese Portrait Oil Painting Desert Boy Anticipation After Lee Man Fong

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This Chinese portrait oil painting captures the youthful anticipation of a desert boy, portrayed in the style of after the renowned artist Lee Man Fong. With exquisite attention to detail and expert use of hue colours, this piece showcases the beauty and wonder of a young child's imagination and curiosity. A stunning addition to any art collection.
Title "Desert Boy Anticipation".
In the style of after Lee Man Fong.
Study portrait of a boy child in the yellow golden sand hue colour Gobi Desert, he is in three quarter length front profile view looking towards the left in anticipation.
Oil painting on canvas.
Signed written in Chinese by an unknown Chinese artist.
Lee Man Fong (Chinese: 李曼峯; pinyin: Lǐmǐnfēng; Jyutping: lei5 man5 fung1; November 14, 1913 – April 3, 1988) was a painter born in Guangzhou, China. His father, a merchant with ten children, brought him to Singapore. When his father died in 1930, Man Fong had to work hard to earn a living for his mother and siblings using his skill in painting ads and artwork. However, that was not enough for him. In 1932, he moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. The tension between nationalist groups such as Persagi (Persatuan Ahli-ahli Gambar Indonesia, or Association of Indonesian Draughtsmans) and Indische-Holland kunstkring community stimulated him.
In 1942, Man Fong was jailed because of his opposition to Japanese colonialism in Indonesia. After six months in jail, Takahashi Masao helped him gain freedom. This Japanese officer was interested in his artistic potential. In 1946, President Sukarno heard about him when he had his solo exhibition in Jakarta. Sukarno then knew that Man Fong was given a Malino scholarship from Van Mook, the Netherlands lieutenant-governor general. In Europe, many of his exhibitions were successful. He briefly returned to Indonesia, and went back to hold exhibitions from The Hague to Paris. In 1952 he returned to Jakarta.
The visit from Sukarno and Basuki Abdullah, the official palace painter at that time, encouraged him to establish Yin Hua in 1955. Yin Hua was an organization of Chinese painters that had its office on Lokasari Street, Jakarta. Many art exhibitions were organised by Yin Hua. In 1956, Yin Hua was invited to hold exhibitions in China.
The relationship between Sukarno and Man Fong improved. His beautiful and perfect works matched with Sukarno's taste. For him, Man Fong's art was an escape from revolutionary spirit. Sukarno didn't have any particular theme preference in art. Only ten percent of all his collections had a nationalist theme. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," was his remark about his taste on art. Therefore, when Basuki Abdullah suggested to him to appoint Man Fong as the next presidential painter, Sukarno agreed to it without hesitance.
Sources Kompas, June 1, 2001, an article by Agus Dermawan T. Lee Man Fong, The Oil Paintings of Lee Man Fong: The Pioneer Artist of Indonesia and Singapore, Art Book Co., Ltd, p. 11 ISBN 9789576723841.
So realistic with superb brush control.
The canvas has been set in a later beautiful gilt frame, with new hanging thread attached.
Ready for immediate home display.
Circa late 20th century 1970's.
Provenance origin from an art gallery in Shanghai, China.
This painting was exhibited by the Yi Ren Gallery label on the back.
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Offered in fine used condition.
Condition report.
Having some foxing stains to the canvas surface to the front and back also craquelure cracking in places commensurate with usage & age.
Some wear scuffs to the frame.
With hanging thread on the back ready to display.
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Dimensions in centimetres of frame

High (33.5cm)

Wide (28cm)

Depth thickness of frame (2.5cm)