Richard Lin,British/Taiwanese 1933-2011 -Untitled, 1961-3;pencil and oil on paper, signed and dated lower left 'Lin 1961/3', 45 x 56 cm (ARR)Provenance: Christie's, London, 7th October 2008, lot 224; private collection, purchased from the aboveNote: This early work was made between 1961 and 1963, shortly after the artist’s first solo show at the iconic Gimpel Fils Gallery, London in 1959. As is characteristic of all his mature work, the present work demonstrates a minimalist approach, based on pure line and colour, highly innovative in Britain at the time, inspired by his understanding of Eastern philosophies and his training in architecture, and its focus on carefully composed form. His work is comparable with that of American artist Agnes Martin, for its deeply contemplative nature, and was exhibited in important exhibitions such as ‘documenta III’ in Kassel in 1964.