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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF HUANG TIANMAIThe paintings (lots 838 and 839) were gifted to Huang Tianmai and his wife by Qi Baishi in 1945, at the end of World War II. Huang Tianmai (1906-2000) served as Consul General in Paris from 1937 to 1940 and as ambassador to Gabon from 1967 to 1974. These paintings were brought to the United States in the 1980s and have remained in the family.
QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Amaranths
Details
QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Amaranths
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
26 ¾ x 12 7/8 in. (68 x 32.8 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Huang Tianmai (1906-2000)
Amaranths
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
26 ¾ x 12 7/8 in. (68 x 32.8 cm.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated yiyou year (1945)
Dedicated to Huang Tianmai (1906-2000)
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist and thence by descent.
Brought to you by
Elizabeth Hammer