ID 1222395
Lot 1073 | ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Estimate value
HKD 800 000 – 1 200 000
Lotus
Scroll, mounted on cardboard and framed, ink and colour on paper
51 x 38 cm. (20 1/8 x 15 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Fangyu and Madam Shen Hui (Sum Wai)
Further details
The esteemed scholar, collector, and artist Wang Fangyu (1913-1997), born in Beijing, began training in calligraphy from a young age. He had an illustrious academic career in the United States, where he was professor of Chinese language and literature at Yale and later Seton Hall University. United by a shared passion for art and connoisseurship, Wang forged a close friendship with Zhang Daqian. Together with his wife Sum Wai (1918-1996), Wang meticulously assembled the largest and most significant private collection of Bada Shanren’s works. This unparalleled collection served as the cornerstone for Wang Fangyu’s pioneering scholarship, establishing him as a foremost authority on Bada Shanren today. His co-authored monograph on Qi Baishi in 1979, alongside Hsu Kai-yu, remains a seminal work in the field. Wang’s own abstract calligraphy exudes dynamism and poetry, injecting fresh vitality into the tradition of calligraphy.
| Artist: | Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Artist: | Zhang Daqian (1899 - 1983) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
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