ID 1405485
Lot 612 | FENG ZIKAI (1898-1975)
Estimate value
HKD 150 000 – 250 000
A Day Without Work is a Day Without Food
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
28 x 51 cm. (11 x 20 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated November, 1949
Dedicated to Yuanxi One collector’s seal
NOTE:
This painting is dedicated to Zhang Fuchen (?-after 1973), also known as Yuanxi, a native of Nanpi, Hebei. Zhang was engaged in the banking and pawnshop business. During the Second Sino-Japanese War, he relocated westward and later became the manager of Duo Yun Xuan in Chongqing. During this time, he frequently interacted with prominent figures in Chongqing’s art and cultural circles, such as Feng Zikai, Chen Zhifo, and Ma Yifu.
Literature
Chinese Modern Paintings Exhibition Catalogue, Hong Kong Tsi Ku Chai, 1991, pl.37.
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Tsi Ku Chai, Chinese Modern Paintings Exhibition, 1991.
| Artist: | Feng Zikai (1898 - 1975) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Artist: | Feng Zikai (1898 - 1975) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
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