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FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST COLLECTION (LOTS 78-104)
GU GAN (BORN 1942)
Sumo Wrestling
Details
GU GAN (BORN 1942)
Sumo Wrestling
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
15 ¾ x 16 ½ in. (40 x 42 cm.)
Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, yichou year (1985)
Sumo Wrestling
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
15 ¾ x 16 ½ in. (40 x 42 cm.)
Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated autumn, yichou year (1985)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist.
Further details
Gu Gan, who was born Zhang Shiqiang in Changsha, Hunan province, studied at the Central Fine Art Academy under Ye Qianyu, Huang Miaozi, and Zhang Zhengyu. He has exhibited and taught in Germany. Excelling in calligraphy, Gu Gan has developed an innovative semi-abstract style that also informs his paintings, which the owner of this collection commented attracted him to these works.