RED PEONIES AND BIRDS, PEONIES AND BUTTERFLIES

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LOU SHIBAI (1918-2010), PAN RAN (1907-1981)
RED PEONIES AND BIRDS, PEONIES AND BUTTERFLIES
PAN RAN (1907-1981)
PEONIES AND BUTTERFLIES
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dedicated to Yan Qingxiang
Two collectors' seals: one each of Yan Qingxiang and Yan Yuntai
29 x 15 ¾ in. (73.6 x 40 cm.)

LOU SHIBAI (1918-2010)
RED PEONIES AND BIRDS
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Yan Qingxiang and Li Huijun
Two collectors' seals: one each of Yan Qingxiang and Yan Yuntai
29 x 15 3/4 in. (73.8 x 40.2 cm.)

Lot Essay

This lot consists of two paintings.

A native of Dantu, Jiangsu province, Pan Ran (1907-1981) specialized in flower paintings. He attended the Shanghai Fine Arts School, where he studied under Zheng Wucheng and focused on both Chinese and Western paintings.

Born in Beijing, Lou Shibai (1918-2010) was a guohua painter known for his bird and flower depictions, and studied under Qi Baishi.. He attended Furen University between 1936 and 1942, joined the staff of the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in 1949, and finally became a member of the Beijing Painting Academy in 1958.

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