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“This is a typical Chinese market in old Chinatown, right
here in America. In a market like this, one could find the ingredients
for the same food they ate in China and prepare it in exactly
the same way,” says artist Mian Situ.“The market looked
very similar to those in my childhood hometown in Southern China,
where I was often sent on errands, so this painting was inspired
by both personal childhood memories and late-19th century photographs
of San Francisco.
There’s no better time than right now to begin collecting
Mian Situ’s Fine Art Limited Editions. Art of theWest magazine
recently designated Situ one of the “8 True Masters”
of today’sWestern art world.The original painting of Chinatown
Market, San Francisco, 1878 sold for $179,200 at the 2007 Jackson
Hole Art Auction, nearly $90,000 above the highest estimated
price.This exquisite Fine Art Limited Edition, signed by Mian
Situ, and in an edition of only 50, is sure to quickly disappear. |