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Portrait

1996

Artists

Zhang XiaogangArtist
Classification
Paintings
Medium
oil on canvas
Culture
Chinese
Century
20th century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

40 x 30.2 cm (15 3/4 x 11 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Zhang Xiaogang (1996-?) to; European collector (?-2006) consigned to; [Christie's, London] (2006) sold to; Reade and Elizabeth Griffith (2006-2012) gift to; Harvard Art Museums, 2012.

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