JIA LU "TURNING" CUSTOM FRAMED DIGITAL GICLEE! SIGNED BY ARTIST! LE 58/268! COA!

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JIA LU "TURNING" CUSTOM FRAMED DIGITAL IRIS PRINT (GICLEE) ON CANVAS! SIGNED BY ARTIST! LOW LIMITED EDITION 58/268! COA! Welcome to The Collectibles Cafe! This sale is for a JIA LU "TURNING" CUSTOM FRAMED DIGITAL IRIS PRINT (GICLEE) ON CANVAS! SIGNED BY ARTIST! WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA)! A 2001 LOW LIMITED EDITION PIECE: 58/268! From renowned artist Jia Lu comes this piece entitled "Turning." FIRST IMPRESSION OF THIS PIECE WAS IN 2001 , is a DIGITAL IRIS PRINT (GICLEE) ON CANVAS , is SIGNED BY THE ARTIST in the bottom right corner, is a LIMITED EDITION PIECE 58 OF 268 , and comes with a CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY (COA). -- ALTHOUGH THIS IS A LARGE PIECE, FREE SHIPPING IS STILL INCLUDED! -- The Artist's (Jia Lu's) Personal Description about this piece from the Certificate Of Authenticity (COA): "In 2001 I began to study the Chinese classic Book of Changes, curious about how things arise and in time fade away. I am always struck by transitory nature of all things. Nothing ever dies or disappears: it changes from one state to another. Turning is about these changes. My model looks back on the path she has traveled in a sudden movement, arrested in a moment of time, lit by the last rays of the fading light." Condition of Item: This piece has resided in our smoke-free home since we purchased this item in 2004. It is in the same outstanding and excellent condition from where it was displayed in the art gallery where it was sold. Dimensions and Provenance: The approximate size of the enire framed piece is 43-inches by 43-inches. The approximate size of the actual framed image is 32-inches by 32-inches. We purchased this beautiful Jia Lu art piece on May 22, 2004 from the Galleria di Sorrento Art Gallery at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. It has only resided in our smoke-free home since its purchase. The original purchase price of this item was $2,345.00 USD. Thank you very much for visiting our store today! At The Collectibles Cafe, free Domestic shipping is always included with every item! Please enquire for International shipping options and costs! ------------------------- About the Artist, Jia Lu, from : Biography Jia Lu was born in 1954 in Beijing and is the daughter of Chinese oil painter Lu Enyi. While living in China, Jia Lu worked as an operating room nurse, an actress and magazine editor. In 1980 she was admitted to the Central Academy of Arts and Design now part of Tsinghua University and studied under Fan Zeng, graduating in 1983. Career In 1983, Jia Lu left China to study art in Canada, first at the Toronto School of Art and later as a graduate student at York University Faculty of Visual Arts. She was elected to the Ontario China Artists Association. Her first major solo exhibition was at the Sarnia Public Art Gallery in 1989 and at the Edmonton Art Gallery (now the Art Gallery of Alberta) in 1994. From 1983 to 1995 she worked primarily in Chinese ink and mixed media, and exhibited her work in commercial galleries in Ontario and Alberta. Jia Lu worked from 1990 - 1993 in Japan and China, where she conducted extensive research into the Chinese figurative art preserved at the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang and is credited with the design of the "World's Largest Buddhist Mural" measuring 700 sq m. In 1995, after travel in Europe, Jia Lu changed her medium to oil on canvas, and began to create realistic figurative work. In 1997 Jia Lu moved to Los Angeles where she continues to live and work. From 1997 to 2007 she exhibited annually at International Art Expo and in galleries throughout the United States and Canada. In 1999 she was invited as one of three artist to represent China and exhibited 15 paintings at the UNESCO China Culture Week in Paris. In 2000, she was the first Chinese woman to hold a solo exhibition at the UN Headquarters in New York. Her limited edition print "Armillary Sphere" was selected among the top 5 prints of 2000 by U.S. Art Magazine.She was given the key to the city of San Diego as an honorary citizen the same year. In 2002 she exhibited... read more

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