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FROM THE COLLECTION OF PROFESSOR ELENA RAMIREZ (LOTS 1209-1210)
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lotus in the Wind
Details
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lotus in the Wind
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
45.5 x 65 cm. (17 7⁄8 x 25 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated twenty-eighth day, fifth month, fifty-eighth year (of the Republic), jiyou year (1969)
Dedicated to Madame Ailanna (Elena Ramirez)
Lotus in the Wind
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
45.5 x 65 cm. (17 7⁄8 x 25 5⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated twenty-eighth day, fifth month, fifty-eighth year (of the Republic), jiyou year (1969)
Dedicated to Madame Ailanna (Elena Ramirez)
Further details
Elena Ramirez first learned Chinese language, literature, and art from Professor Xiao Yu (1894-1976) at the National University in Montevideo. She established the Academia Artigas-Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Montevideo in 1966, becoming its chancellor. In 1969, she and her students brought 75 paintings to Taiwan for a two month stay and exhibited them at the National History Museum in Taipei. She was an important figure in promoting Chinese art and culture in Uruguay and Latin America.
Elena Ramirez at the opening ceremony of the Taipei exhibition
Elena Ramirez at the opening ceremony of the Taipei exhibition
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings