The Ponte Vecchio Bridge

Details

HUANG YONGYU (1924-2023)
The Ponte Vecchio Bridge
Oil on canvas, mounted and framed
99 x 99 cm. (39 x 39 in.)
Inscribed and signed by the artist
Dated 1990
Entitled on the reverse

Provenance

T. T. Tsui Collection, acquired in 1999.

Literature

Please refer to Chinese text.

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Lot Essay

Huang Yongyu spent over six months travelling in different parts of France and Italy in 1990. During his trip, he recorded his travels through short essays, sketches and paintings, eventually compiled them into the book From the Seine to Florence. In this book, Huang mentioned his plan to create thirty acrylic paintings in Italy, each measuring one meter square. This painting is one of the abovementioned pieces, described by the artist as a beautiful necklace on the Arno River, the Ponte Vecchio in Florence.

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