Li Guijin, Getting Ready, oil on canvas, signed in Chinese and dated 1996.11 to lower left, framed, 80 by 80 cm, Schoeni Art Gallery label to verso listing the artist, title, size and date Provenance: Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, acquired by the present owner from the above Exhibited Solo exhibition: Opening the Door to the World of Li Gui Jun, Schoeni Art Gallery, Hong Kong, 1996 Li Guijin was born in Beijing in 1964 and graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, in 1988. The artist has specialised in painting adolescent girls for over twenty years and has been interested in the period between child and adulthood, where young woman are generally brought up in a structured and sheltered environment in China. He has attempted to capture his subjects truthfully, allowing the viewer entry into their private world of innocence and reflection For another work by the artist, please see Christie’s Hong Kong, 27 May 2012, lot 2126 李贵君的布面油画Getting Ready，中文署名，日期1996.11于左下角，裱框，80 x 80厘米，反面有少励画廊的标签，列出作者、标题、尺寸和日期 来源：香港少励画廊，由现藏家购自上述 参加个展：香港少励画廊于1996年出版的《打开房门——李贵君油画集》 李贵君1964年生于北京，1988年毕业于北京中央美术学院。这位艺术家专注于少女绘画二十多年，一直对儿童和成年之间的时期怀有浓厚的兴趣，在中国，年轻女性通常是在组织良好和受保护的环境中长大的。他试图捕捉真实的绘画对象，让观众进入他们纯真和沉思的内心世界。 他的另一幅作品，请参见香港佳士得，2012年5月27日，拍品2126号。 CONDITION: This painting is in good original condition.