CHEN Ke
Chinese 1978
Born in Tongjiang, Sichuan Province, Chen Ke graduated from the Oil Painting Department of Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts in 2002 and from Sichuan Institute of Fine Arts with an MFA in 2005. Chen Ke is currently working and living in Beijing. She was awarded the Inaugural Chengdu Biennial for Art Academy Students in 2001. In 2007, She held the exhibition "With you, I will never feel lonely" at Beijing Star Gallery and Milano Marella Gallery. Chen Ke is a representative artist. Her artworks derive aesthetics from animation and cartoons, closely connecting the affection in the virtual world with real life. The digital images from her painting demonstrates bright and colorful light, contributing to the diversity of her visual layout. She creates a popular cartoon world with kaleidoscopic and dazzling imagination.
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The Family of Button
2003
Oil on canvas
150 x 150 cm
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Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,400,000 384,000 - 614,000 49,500 - 79,200
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It is Time to Do Something!
2008
Oil on canvas
106 x 169 cm
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Estimate
1,800,000 - 2,600,000 474,000 - 684,000 61,000 - 88,100
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The Family of Dolls
2006
Fiberglass, edition no. 6/8
23(L) x 17(W) x 13(H) cm
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Estimate
320,000 - 480,000 84,000 - 126,000 10,800 - 16,300
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Fire of Love
2005
Oil on canvas
220 x 80 cm
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Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,500,000 366,000 - 610,000 47,800 - 79,700
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Sold Price
1,680,000 432,990 55,721
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The Family of Dolls
2006
Fiberglass, edition no. 7/8
17(L) x 13(W) x 23(H) cm
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Estimate
390,000 - 620,000 95,000 - 150,000 12,200 - 19,200
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Sold Price
369,231 96,000 12,323
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Nine Layer Tower
2005
Oil on canvas
200 x 200 cm
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Estimate
4,100,000 - 6,150,000 1,000,000 - 1,500,000 128,200 - 192,300
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Sold Price
4,153,846 1,080,000 138,639
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Birds, Boston Ivy, Wooden House
2010
Oil on canvas
30 x 25 cm (x1)
25 x 30 cm (x2) |
Estimate
350,000 - 550,000 92,000 - 145,000 11,700 - 18,300
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Sold Price
312,000 84,553 10,882
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XX to Keep as a Souvenir
2008
Oil, thread beads and acrylic on linen
160 x 160 cm
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Estimate
1,800,000 - 2,800,000 439,000 - 683,000 60,000 - 93,300
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Sold Price
2,160,000 552,430 71,217
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Storm is Coming
2006
Oil on canvas
160 x 160 cm
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Estimate
1,720,000 - 2,670,000 420,000 - 650,000 55,100 - 85,300
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Sold Price
2,467,105 600,000 77,022
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A Comb
2003
Oil on canvas
100 x 100 cm
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Estimate
950,000 - 1,200,000 232,000 - 293,000 29,700 - 37,500
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Sold Price
826,000 190,762 24,627
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