Lee Ufan (b. 1936), From Point (in Paris) n° 770122, 1977, signed lower right and dated, titled on the reverse, countersigned and located in Paris, orange pigment bound with glue, light orange primer, on canvas, 64 x 108 cm (25.1 x 42.5 in). © Adagp, Paris, 2021
Revealed to the public in 2019 in a magnificent retrospective at the Centre Pompidou-Metz ("Lee Ufan. Inhabiting time") , the Korean artist's challenging work is back in the spotlight, this time in the auction room. This red-letter event came about through the amazing rediscovery of a painting entitled From Point (in Paris) no.770122, a work that seems to encapsulate Lee Ufan's entire aesthetic and philosophical thinking in a few dabs of orange pigment. Read more...