Oil on board

25 x 20 cm. 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.

Signed in Pinyin “luo zhongli” on lower right
Literature：China Federation of Literary and Art Circles Publishing,Beijing,China,Philosophical Reflections & Art Collections II,2013,p. 20.
Liaoning Fine Arts Publishing House,Shenyang,China,The Inner Landscape：Luo Zhongli,Zhou Chunya,Yuan Qingyi,2016,p. 50.
Exhibited：Shanghai Hongqiao Contemporary Art Museum,Shanghai,China,The Inner Landscape：Exhibition of Luo Zhongli,Zhou Chunya,Yuan Qingyi,26 March - 15 April 2016
Note: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
signed by the artist.

Luo Zhongli
“They（The minority）inhabit in a particular territory with a distinctive way of living. We have to record this timely before they are gone too soon.”
-Luo Zhongli
In 1940s,Chinese intellectuals and artists created a lot of work related to their reflection on national identity during wartime. In the late 80s,the artists once again eyed on national subject matters yet this time they were interested in rediscovering ethics minority. A group of young artists,in particular,from the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute were interested into the Yi and Luo Zhongli was one amongst them.
The artist has lived among the Yi for inspiration and this lot,Yi Girl of Sichuan,was created in 1988. The portrait is one of his distinctive works demonstrating the early style of detailed realism. Luo masters the skills of using heavy contrast with highly detailed brushstrokes to shape figures and the environment. The lady’s deep facial features stand out sharply as the light source comes from the right side falling on her face creating a huge contrast.
The dark tonality of the Yi-style clothing reflects the characteristics of Yi’s sub-group,Nisu. Luo exhibits the great details to the fullest extent that the viewer could sense the texture of her accessories by the multiple layers of colours. On the tableau sees a young Yi lady after her coming-of age ceremony as she wears different accessories representing her maturity,for example,a pair of silver earrings instead of the ear piercing thread,a hair bun with headscarf instead of a hair braid.
Luo displays his mastery in framing the sophisticated portrait features and resplendent costume and accessories in a classical art form revealing the beauty of humanity.

Price estimate:
HKD：400,000 - 500,000
USD：51,600 - 64,500

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