HUANG BINHONG (1864-1955)

Лот 726
01.05.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1405405
Лот 726 | HUANG BINHONG (1864-1955)
Оценочная стоимость
HKD 2 200 000 – 3 500 000
HUANG BINHONG (1864-1955)
Blue Landscape
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
134.7 x 34 cm. (53 x 13 3/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated renchen year (1952)

NOTE:
Huang Binhong’s Blue Landscape was featured as the frontispiece in Michael Sullivan’s Chinese Art in the 20th Century (1959). To commemorate the occasion, the publisher produced extra copies of the illustrated page as a keepsake for Tan Keng Cheow.
Tan inscribed on one of these sheets, next to the painting:
“To the right is Huang Binhong’s landscape hanging scroll from my collection, painted when Huang was 89 years old. Dr. Michael Sullivan, Head of the Department of Art at the University of Malaya, deeply appreciated the painting and selected it for illustration in his recently published book, Chinese Art in the 20th Century (written in English and published this summer in England). I am honoured to own such an important work, featured in such a significant publication.”
Tan Keng Cheow in Singapore, Chung Yeung Festival of 1959




Literature

Exhibition of Huang Binhong’s Works, Singapore Chinese Fine Art Society & Nanyang Academy of Fine Art, 3 June 1955, pl. 7.
Michael Sullivan, Chinese Art in the 20th Century, University of California Press, 1959, frontispiece.



Further details

Renowned Singaporean artist and calligrapher Tan Keng Cheow (Chen Jingzhao, 1907–1972) was born in Guangdong. He earned a law degree from Shanghai Jinan University and later lectured at several colleges and universities, including Kwang Chew University. Eventually, he settled in Singapore in 1949, where he became the principal of Tuan Mong High School while also lecturing at Chung Cheng High School.

Tan Keng Cheow was the son of Tan Teo Ngo (1879-1950), an eminent calligrapher and painter. Growing up in an artistic environment, he mastered both calligraphy and painting at an early age. While in Shanghai, he studied painting under renowned masters, including Huang Binhong and Ye Gongchuo, who profoundly influenced his artistic development. During this period, he also had the opportunity to appreciate works by contemporary artists. Through Ye Gongchuo, Tan established connections with Qi Baishi and other leading artists and acquired many fine pieces directly from them, as suggested by his correspondence with Ye Gongchuo which attached a handwritten price list signed by Qi Baishi (Lot 726).

Tan was a distinguished educator, artist, and art collector. He served as the honorary chairman of the Chinese Pen Calligraphy Institution and was the superintendent of the Society of Chinese Artists. Tan trained many Singaporean artists in traditional Chinese ink and brush and influenced many in their appreciation of the art form. He played a significant role in the Chinese Calligraphy Society of Singapore and was a noted collector of Huang Binhong’s paintings. His extensive collection of Chinese paintings, particularly works by Huang Binhong, earned him the studio names Hundred Huang Pavilion and The Studio of Three Hundred Paintings.

Notably, Huang Binhong’s Blue Landscape (Lot 723)—illustrated in the frontispiece of Michael Sullivan’s authoritative publication Chinese Art in the Twentieth Century—was part of Tan Keng Cheow’s collection.
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