The Last Temptation 1997

Guan Wei born 1957

The Last Temptation 1997

synthetic polymer paint on canvas (4)
127.0 x 198.0 cm (overall)

(iv) signed and dated lower right: Guan Wei/ 1997

(i) signed, dated and inscribed on stretcher verso: 'Last Temptation' (1-4) GUAN WEI./ Acrylic on canvas. 127 x 214 cm [sic] 1997

each inscribed verso: S218 1/4 - 4/4

Provenance:

Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 1998

Private collection, Sydney

Christie's, Sydney, 26 August 2001, lot 56

Private collection, Sydney

Deutscher + Hackett, Sydney, 17 November 2010, lot 75

Private collection, Sydney

Exhibited:

Sir John Sulman Prize (Finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 1998

Guan Wei: Nesting, or the Art of Idleness 1989-1999, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 4 June - 9 August 1999

Reference:

Cramer, S., Jose, N. & Javin, L., Guan Wei: Nesting, or the Art of Idleness 1989-1999, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 1999, pp.10, 20 (illus.)

Dysart, D., King, N. & Hanru, H., Guan Wei, Craftsman House, Sydney, 2006, (illus. pp.70, 74)

Cramer, S., 'Guan Wei: Storyteller,' in Volume One: MCA Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, 2012, p.450

Guan Wei is represented by Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney and Arc One Gallery, Melbourne

Estimate: $15000 - 20000