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Lot 366A

Pair of Guo Jin 'Portraits' Oil on Canvas

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

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The female figure is signed and dated 1998 at the bottom of the image; the male figure is signed and dated '99 in the lower right corner.

Frame: 22 3/4" x 18 3/4"

Image: 16 1/2" x 12 1/4"

Provenance: Douglas Flanders Gallery.

Condition: Minor scratches and a few nicks to the frame; the images are in very good condition.

 

About:

Guo Jin (b. 1964, Chengdu, Sichuan, China) is a contemporary Chinese painter known for his figurative work exploring childhood and the passage of time. A graduate of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute in Chongqing, Guo Jin emerged from a generation of artists shaped by post-Cultural Revolution China. His paintings often feature idealized depictions of children as symbols of innocence, memory, and suspended time.

His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions in Seoul, Amsterdam, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom, and has been featured in group shows across Hong Kong, China, the UK, Singapore, Germany, and Austria. Guo Jin’s practice reflects on human vulnerability and idealism, using childhood as a lens through which to contemplate time and cultural change. His style blends realism with symbolic undertones, offering a nuanced commentary on the enduring role of innocence and imagination in contemporary society.

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