The Drawing Center
Timed Auction

2026 Benefit Auction: "The World Is The Work"

Tue, Sep 29, 2026 12:00PM EDT - Wed, Oct 14, 2026 12:00PM EDT
Lot 81

Li-lan, "Ninety-Eight USA 22c Stamps", 1987

Estimate: $24,000 - $24,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $100
$1,000 $200
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000

Li-lan

Ninety-Eight USA 22c Stamps, 1987
Pastel on paper
Unframed: 28 x 21 inches (71.12 x 53.34 cm)
Framed: 30 1/2 x 23 5/8 inches (77.47 x 60 cm)

Courtesy of Li-lan

 

Selected by Anna Lee

 

Li-lan was born and raised in New York City.  She has exhibited extensively in the United States and internationally, especially in Taiwan, China and Japan. Her work is in major public and private collections all over the world, including the Fubon Art Foundation in Taipei, Taiwan,  the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton, NY, the William Benton Museum of Art in Storrs, CT, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Ohara Museum of Art in Kurashiki, Japan, and the Sezon Museum of Modern Art in Karuizawa, Japan.

Overall Dimensions
Height: 30.50 in
Width: 23.68 in

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