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Liu Ye — Girl with Balloons
Liu Ye

Girl with Balloons

2001

A delicate watercolour by Liu Ye depicting a solitary girl clutching a cluster of balloons, rendered in his signature style that blends childhood innocence with a quietly melancholic undertone. The soft, translucent washes of colour lend the figure an ethereal, dreamlike quality, while the simplified, almost graphic forms reflect the artist's interest in the visual language of illustration and storybooks.

Medium
watercolour on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale

November 26, 2018

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Liu Ye, Girl with Balloons, 2001

A delicate watercolour by Liu Ye depicting a solitary girl clutching a cluster of balloons, rendered in his signature style that blends childhood innocence with a quietly melancholic undertone. The soft, translucent washes of colour lend the figure an ethereal, dreamlike quality, while the simplified, almost graphic forms reflect the artist's interest in the visual language of illustration and storybooks.

Medium
watercolour on paper
Year
2001
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Male Artist, Chinese Artist, Contemporary Artist, Pastel Colors, Figurative Art, Narrative Painting, Works on Paper, Watercolour, Modern Chinese Art, Children Subject, Whimsical Mood

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