XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)

Lot 1189
31.05.2023 10:30UTC +08:00
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Starting price
HKD 600 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationHong Kong, Hong Kong
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ID 966141
Lot 1189 | XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Estimate value
HKD 600 000 – 800 000
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Drinking Horse
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
106 x 36.5 cm. (41 ¾ x 14 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated twenty-seventh year (of the Republic, 1938)



Post lot text

Jeremy John Galbraith Brown (1933-2022), educated at Eton College and Cambridge University, had an illustrious career in Hong Kong with Jardine Matheson. He joined the company in Hong Kong 1958 and held key positions, including Director of Jardine, Matheson & Co. Ltd., from 1967 to 1984. Brown retired from the Far East in 1978. During his years in Hong Kong, Brown actively supported charities and foundations for opera, music, and art, such as the Hong Kong Arts Festival. Brown also became interested in Chinese art and assembled a collection of paintings and works of art in Hong Kong.
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