Marcello Kwan
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Lot 10
Cao Li
(B. 1954)
Nocture
27 May 2023, 15:00 HKT
Hong Kong, AdmiraltySold for HK$192,000 inc. premium
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Cao Li (B. 1954)
Nocture
1993
signed on the lower right
oil on canvas
70 x 60 cm (27 9/16 x 23 5/8 in)
Schoeni Art Gallery label affixed to the reverse
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Schoeni Art Gallery.
1993
signed on the lower right
oil on canvas
70 x 60 cm (27 9/16 x 23 5/8 in)
Schoeni Art Gallery label affixed to the reverse
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Schoeni Art Gallery.
Footnotes
Provenance
Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong (acquired directly from the artist)
Collection of the Schoeni Family
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Schoeni Art Gallery, Dream and Reality, Oil Paintings by Cao Li, 5 - 28 May 1994
Literature
Schoeni Art Gallery Ltd., Dream and Reality, Works by Cao Li, Hong Kong, 1994, p. 57, illustrated in colour
曹力
夜曲
油彩 畫布
1993年作
簽名︰曹力（右下）
背面貼有少勵畫廊標籤
此作附少勵畫廊開立之作品保證書
來源
香港少勵畫廊（得自藝術家本人）
少勵家族收藏
展覽
「理想與現實: 曹力油畫展」，少勵畫廊，香港，1994年5月5日 - 28日
出版
《理想與現實: 曹力油畫展》，少勵畫廊，香港，1994年，第57頁，彩圖
Cao Li's work combines the real and the imagined elements to create an esoteric, exquisite, and outlandish style. In Nocture, the kneeling figure holding two flutes occupies most of the picture. The assembly of objects comprising the torso draws the viewers' attention. The figure's right arm holds a flute to the lips at the ribs as if a melody is played from the heart. Horses, musicians, and nudities are the recurring motifs in Cao Li's work, representing the artist's feelings and inner states. By combining these elements, the artist constructs a fantastic world layered with meanings and metaphors.
曹力的作品結合現實與想像，瑰麗奇譎的人物和場景，創造出帶有神祕主義風格的作品。《夜曲》中半跪立、雙手持笛的人形佔據畫面主要部分，然而吸引觀眾目光的，是以不同物件組成，好似面部五官的身體軀幹，下方持笛的手對應著嘴唇，彷彿奏出內心的旋律。曹力繪畫中經常出現的主題：馬、音樂家和裸體人物，都是藝術家個人和內心狀態的代表，透過這些元素的組合，曹力建構出富有層次、多重寓意的奇幻世界。