Xu Qu - Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel Hong Kong Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | Phillips

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  • The little prince gazed at him for a long time.

    “You are a funny animal,” he said at last, “you are no thicker than a finger…”

    “But I am more powerful than the finger of a king,” said the snake.

     — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

    • Provenance

      Private Collection, Asia (acquired directly from the artist)
      Christie's, Hong Kong, 25 November 2018, lot 146
      Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

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Curve-gray

signed, titled and dated ' "Curve Payne's Grey" 2013 Xu Qu [in Pinyin and Chinese]' on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
146 x 146.2 cm. (57 1/2 x 57 1/2 in.)
Painted in 2013.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$50,000 - 80,000 
€5,600-9,000
$6,400-10,300

Sold for HK$63,000

Contact Specialist

Hin Hin Wong
Associate Specialist, 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2013
hinhinwong@phillips.com

Asteroid B-612 Online Auction: Inspired by a Saint-Exupéry Novel

Online Auction 7-14 December 2021