LIU YE (B. 1964) Beijing Madonna

LIU YE (B. 1964)
Beijing Madonna
signed, signed again in Chinese, and dated '94-95 Liu ye' (upper left)
acrylic and oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm. (31 1⁄2 x 39 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1994-1995

Provenance
Mingjingdi Gallery, Beijing
Private collection, Palm Springs (acquired from the above)
Christie's New York, 17 May 2007, lot 461
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature
New Anecdotes of Social Talk, exh. cat., International Arts Gallery, Beijing, 1995 (illustrated, p. 26).
L. Leng, 'Start Again', Fine Arts Literature, 1996 (illustrated in detail, cover).
Jiangsu Art Monthly, No. 4, 1996 (illustrated in detail, cover).
Liu Ye, exh. cat., Mingjingdi Gallery, Beijing, 1997 (illustrated, p. 26).
L. Leng, It's Me, China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing, Beijing, 2000 (illustrated, p. 198).
L. Leng, 'Making Sense of Liu Ye', China Today 1, 2000, (illustrated, p. 57).
'The Winner Liu Ye', L'officiel Art, No. 79, 1 January 2014 (mentioned, p. 60).
C. Noe (ed.), Liu Ye Catalogue Raisonne 1991-2015, Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern, 2015 (illustrated, no. 95-08, p. 264).