Crouching nude, circa 1920

Nude crouching from behind, circa 1920 ink on paper
Signed lower left
Collection Mr. C red stamp and numbered 317 on verso

28.5 x 24.5 cm

Bibliography and publication:
Rita WONG, “Sanyu Catalogue raisonné: drawings and watercolors”, The Li Ching Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei, 2014, referenced as D0069 in the work’s computer complement

Provenance:
Collection Cappellin, Paris.
Purchased directly from the artist between 1960 and 1966.

A certificate in the hand of Federico Cappellin, a close friend of Sanyu mentioned in the preface to Rita Wong’s catalog and dated November 19, 2015, attests to the ownership as well as the provenance of this work.