YE QIANYU (1907-1995)

Lot 724
28.11.2024 00:00UTC +00:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
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ID 1343827
Lot 724 | YE QIANYU (1907-1995)
Valeur estimée
HKD 400 000 – 600 000
YE QIANYU (1907-1995)
Escape from Hong Kong
A set of twenty-three leaves, each leaf mounted and framed, ink / ink and colour on paper
Each leaf measures 27.5 x 22 cm. (10 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.)
Each leaf inscribed, with a total of twenty three seals of the artist




Provenance

M K Lau Collection.



Literature

Ye Qianyu, Artist Publishing, Hong Kong, 1992, pl. 32, p.70 (one scroll).
Collection of Paintings by Ye Qianyu, Vol. 1, Beijing Arts and Crafts Press, Beijing, 2005, p.1.
Ye Qianyu, Autobiography of Ye Qianyu, Qunyan Press, Beijing, 1992, pp.140-141.



Further details

Ye Qianyu, a distinguished 20th-century cartoonist, served as the editor of Jiumang Manhua (Rescue Cartoon) in Shanghai, as he boldly showcased anti-Japanese artworks on the streets of Nanjing. Following the fall of Shanghai, Ye sought refuge in Hong Kong alongside a group of artists, including Ding Chong, in 1939. However, the Japanese invasion of Hong Kong forced Ye and his wife to flee to Guilin. Safe in Guilin, Ye documented their arduous journey through 23 poignant scenes titled “Escape from Hong Kong” capturing moments like hunger, a month-long concealment in a village, departure from Kowloon, and the hopeful path to freedom in China. In January 1943, an art exhibition titled “Suffering of Hong Kong“” was hosted in Guilin, featuring over a hundred artworks such as oil paintings, wood carvings, watercolours, sketches, and cartoons created by artists who had firsthand experiences during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. The present lot was probably part of this exhibition, stirring patriotic sentiments in wartime China.
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