Sale: 601 / Day Sale, Dec. 06. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 125001172
Lot 125001172 
125001172
Fengmian Lin
Jeune femme nue assise, Ca. 1970.
Watercolor and ink
Estimate:
€ 100,000 - 150,000
$ 117,000 - 175,500
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Jeune femme nue assise. Ca. 1970s.
Watercolor and ink.
Signed in the lower left and bearing the artist's stamp. On thin mould-made paper. 69 x 70 cm (27.1 x 27.5 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• Lin Fengmian is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting and was the first president of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
• Captivating nude with a quiet grace and solitary beauty.
• In 1920s Paris, he met Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani, whose artistic influence is particularly evident in Lin Fengmian's depictions of women.
• Only a few of the artist's works survived—they were either deliberately destroyed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution or destroyed by him for his own protection.
• Today, the artist's works can be found in renowned museums around the world, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Gerald Markowitz (the artist's grandson, in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
Private collection, France.
Private collection, Italy.
Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above).
Watercolor and ink.
Signed in the lower left and bearing the artist's stamp. On thin mould-made paper. 69 x 70 cm (27.1 x 27.5 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• Lin Fengmian is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting and was the first president of the Chinese Academy of Arts.
• Captivating nude with a quiet grace and solitary beauty.
• In 1920s Paris, he met Henri Matisse and Amedeo Modigliani, whose artistic influence is particularly evident in Lin Fengmian's depictions of women.
• Only a few of the artist's works survived—they were either deliberately destroyed during the Chinese Cultural Revolution or destroyed by him for his own protection.
• Today, the artist's works can be found in renowned museums around the world, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Accompanied by a certificate issued by Gerald Markowitz (the artist's grandson, in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA.
Private collection, France.
Private collection, Italy.
Private collection, Austria (acquired from the above).
125001172
Fengmian Lin
Jeune femme nue assise, Ca. 1970.
Watercolor and ink
Estimate:
€ 100,000 - 150,000
$ 117,000 - 175,500
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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