Details
CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, 1920-2014)
Dynamisme bleu I (Blue Dynamism I)
signed in Chinese, signed again, and dated 'CHU TEH-CHUN 82' (lower right of the right panel);
titled in Chinese, titled again and dated '"Dynamisme Bleu I B" (diptyque) 1982' (on the reverse of the left panel);
titled in Chinese, titled again and dated '"Dynamisme bleu I A" (diptyque) 1982' (on the reverse of the right panel)
oil on canvas (diptych)
each: 162 x 130 cm. (63 3⁄4 x 51 1⁄8 in.) (2)
overall: 162 x 260 cm. (63 3⁄4 x 102 3⁄8 in.)
Painted in 1982
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Chu Teh-Chun, paintings - drawings - 1955-1982, exh. cat., André Malraux Fine Arts Museum, Le Havre, 1982 (listed, plate 63, unpaged)
Chu Teh-Chun, exh. cat., National Museum of History, Taipei, 1987 (illustrated, p.48-49).
P. Cabanne, Chu Teh-Chun, Cercle D'art Publications, Paris, 1993 (illustrated, plate 32, p. 66-67).
L. Chang and S. Wang (ed.), Chu Teh-Chun Paintings, King Ling Art Center, Taipei, 1989 (illustrated, p. 94-95).
Exhibited
Le Havre, André Malraux Fine Arts Museum, Chu Teh-Chun, paintings – drawings - 1955-1982, June - September 1982.
Taipei, National Museum of History, Chu Teh-Chun, October 1987.
Taipei, Taiwan Museum of Art, Chu Teh-Chun: Exhibition Tour, 1988-1989. This exhibition also travelled to Changhua, Changhua County Cultural Center; Hsinchu, Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center; Kaohsiung, Kaosiung County Cultural Center; Keelung, Keelung Municipal Cultural Center; Miaoli, Miaoli County Cultural Center; Nantou, Nantou County Cultural Center; Taipei Taipei County Cultural Center; Taichung, Taichung County Cultural Center; Tainan, Tainan County Cultural Center; Tainan, Tainan Municipal Cultural Center; Taitung, Taitung County Cultural Center; Taoyuan, Taoyuan County Cultural Center; Yilan, Yilan County Cultural Center; Yunlin, Yunlin County Cultural Center.
Further details
The authenticity of the artwork has been confirmed by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun (https://chu-teh-chun.org), Geneva. This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Chu Teh-Chun and will be included in the artist’s catalogue raisonné prepared by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun. This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Fondation Chu Teh-Chun.