Jenny Pat
Jenny Pat | |
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傅蕾蕾 | |
Born | Pat Lui Lui (畢蕾蕾) August 8, 1981 Visual artist, Television presenter |
Years active | 1999-2014 |
Television | "What's On", "Dealers" |
Jenny Pat | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Fù Yǎyī |
Yue: Cantonese | |
Yale Romanization | Fu6 Nga5 Yat1 |
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Jenny Pat (August 8, 1981 – December 29, 2014) was a Hong Kong-born, Chinese-Canadian international art dealer, visual artist, and television personality known for her work on the Discovery Channel series, Dealers.
Personal life and career
Jenny Pat was born in Hong Kong on 8 August 1981, and moved to Vancouver in 1995. She was the daughter of William Pat, and Fu Yixuan, second daughter of the renowned modern Chinese painter Fu Baoshi. Like her grandfather and the rest of her family, she was a visual artist and an art specialist.
Studied in
She worked for Christie's Auction house's Chinese Paintings Department as a specialist, helping the auction house in a few memorable sales of her grandfather's works. As of January 2011, Christie's still holds Fu Baoshi's world record at US$9 million (70.1 million HKD).[5][6]
Death
It was reported that Pat was found unconscious in her Tai Po home on December 29, 2014. She was pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. The cause of death was an accidental overdose of flu and other prescription
References
- ^ "Biography for Jenny Pat". Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "Ex-Fairchild Television presenter Jenny Pat..." Ming Pao. February 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2008.
- ^ "The Sun Daily: Art of Dealing with Pat".[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bangkok Post: It's a Deal!
- ^ Christie's Chinese Paintings Department
- ^ Marathon Christie's Sale of Chinese Modern Paintings Inflames Bidders in Hong Kong
- ^ a b "Fu Baoshi Granddaughter Dies of Accidental Medicine Overdose". Apple Daily. December 30, 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2016.
External links
- Jenny Pat at IMDb
- Jennypat's Doodles on Facebook (official Facebook artist's page)
- Jenny Pat's Official Doodles Website [Official Doodles Website to purchase her art]
- Discovery Channel UK "Dealers" Official page
- New Straits Times: Unlocking the Value Art