HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007) - photo 1
HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007) - photo 2
HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007) - photo 3
HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007) - photo 4

HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007)

Lot 1897
12.12.2024 16:00UTC +08:00
Classic
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 1354802
Lot 1897 | HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007)
Estimate value
HKD 15 000 – 30 000
HUO CHUNYANG (B.1946) / WANG XUEZHONG (1925-2013) / SUN KEGANG (1923-2007)
Flowers, Landscapes and Calligraphy Collection
1. HUO CHUNYANG
Orchid
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink on paper
34.5 x 46 cm. (13 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

NOTE:
Huo Chunyang is a painter and educator who studied Chinese painting under Sun Qifeng (1920-2023). After graduating from Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts in 1969, he remained at the institution for several decades as a faculty member. He has held significant positions, including the director of the Tianjin Academy of Fine Arts Museum and vice president of the Tianjin Artists Association. Additionally, he served as a distinguished professor at the University of Nebraska in the United States. His works are collected by the Great Hall of the People, the National Art Museum of China, the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall, the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, and China Central Television, as well as numerous museums.

2. WANG XUEZHONG
Calligraphy in Cursive Script
Scroll mounted for framing, ink on paper
34 x 44.6 cm. (13 3/8 x 17 1/2 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

NOTE:
Wang Xuezhong (Wang Min) known by his pen name Ye Bo, graduated from the Department of Traditional Chinese Painting at the Beijing Jinghua Academy of Fine Arts and the Department of Painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He studied under prominent figures such as Qiu Shiming, Wu Jingtin and Rong Geng, and was also mentored by luminaries including Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Zhang Boying, Xu Beihong and Li Keran. Wang is a polymath, excelling in poetry, prose, calligraphy and painting. He is particularly skilled in cursive script and specializes in landscape painting, known for its bold and vigorous style. He founded a doctrine centred on modern literati painting, named as “Minxue.”


3. SUN KEGANG
Landscape
Scroll mounted for framing, ink and colour on paper
34 x 44 cm. (13 3/8 x 17 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist

NOTE:
Sun Kegang is a painter who previously served as the deputy director of the editorial department at Tianjin Fine Arts Publishing House and as vice president of the Tianjin Artists Association. Due to financial difficulties in his youth, Sun had to discontinue his study and instead became an apprentice at a silk shop, where he was exposed to landscape painting. He studied ancient artworks, synthesising various influences to develop a unique style. Later, he studied under the painter Liu Zijiu, focusing on Southern School landscape painting. He has participated in exhibitions across China, Japan, West Germany, and several Southeast Asian countries. His art career was commemorated by the Tianjin Municipal Committee's Propaganda Department and the Tianjin Federation of Literary and Art Circles, which organised a special exhibition.
Artist:Huo Chunyang (1946)
Genre:Landscape painting
Auction house category:Calligraphy
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