“You are a funny animal,” he said at last, “you are no thicker than a finger…”
“But I am more powerful than the finger of a king,” said the snake.
— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
Provenance
Private Collection, Asia (acquired directly from the artist) Christie's, Hong Kong, 25 November 2018, lot 146 Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
signed, titled and dated ' "Curve Payne's Grey" 2013 Xu Qu [in Pinyin and Chinese]' on the reverse acrylic on canvas 146 x 146.2 cm. (57 1/2 x 57 1/2 in.) Painted in 2013.