Chinese Landscape by Y. S. Lim - Oil on Board

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Seller's Notes:Chinese Landscape by Y. S. Lim (b. 1937) - Oil on Board Materials: Oil Medium: Board Size: 15.5” x 13.5" x 1.5” Framed. Rarity: Unique, Original Signature: Signed in paint (lower left) by the artist. Also signed with a thumbprint in paint. Origin: Chinese-American Certificate of authenticity: Not included. Frame: Professionally framed and matted. Gold tone speckled wood frame; double mat in beige fabric and gold tone speckled wood. No glass. Wired and ready to hang. Paper on back has town around the edges. Condition: Excellent, unaltered original condition. No damages. Details: Colorful oil impressionist painting of a Chinese pagoda in a park, with five figures in the foreground. Pink cherry blossoms and green trees in the midground and background. Painted text reads" KIND HEARTS ARE GARDENS. KIND THOUGHTS ARE ROOTS. KIND WORDS ARE FLOWERS. KIND DEEDS ARE FRUITS." Yuen San Lim Lim was born in South China in 1937. At the age of fifteen he left China to join his older brother and sister in the United States. He won statewide awards in Arizona while still in school. From 1962 to 1965 he studied with John Cunningham at the original Carmel Art Institute. Painting in oil and watercolor, Lim explores a wide variety of subject matter. A one-time champion weight lifter and judo expert, he paints with vigor and sensitivity, combining Eastern and Western approaches. Lim has been a member of the Carmel Art Association since 1965. Lim now lives in California.

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