An original work by French painter Monet together with a rare
self-portrait of the late Chinese visual artist Chen Yifei are
under heavy guard around the clock in a Shanghai villa.
A visitor admires Monet's
"Yellow Iris" and the self-portrait of late Chinese painter Chen
Yifei, to be auctioned in January.
Visitors can see them at a new gallery opened by Shanghai Sun
Artcurial Art Consulting Co Ltd, a joint venture between
Beijing-based Sun Media Investment and French auction house
Artcurial on downtown Yongjia Road. The paintings are moved into
the new gallery until they are auctioned in January.
"Yellow Iris," by the French impressionist painter Monet, is
worth an estimated 10 million yuan (US$1.32 million) while the
auctioneer revealed their expectation for Chen Yifei's work,
"Artist and the Beauties," to be about 15 million yuan.
The celebrated Chinese artist died suddenly in 2005 at the age
of 59. The painting to be auctioned is one of the very few works by
Chen containing a self-portrait.
(Shanghai Daily September 11, 2007)
