Lot Essay
Dr. Olaf K. Skinsnes (1917-1997) was born in Henan and grew up in China. Throughout his life, he often lived in Hong Kong and China. Dr. Skinsnes began collecting Chinese art, especially modern paintings and ceramics, in 1949 and continued throughout his life.
Wu Junsheng, who was born in 1940, is a native from Taixing, Jiangsu province. A graduate from the Department of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University in 1964, Wu has served as Dean of Taizhou Painting and Calligraphy Institute, President of Taizhou Fine Arts Association, Vice-President of Taizhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, National Senior Artist, Board Director of Eight Eccentric Artists Research Center, and the appointed painter of The Collector magazine in Hong Kong.
Wu Junsheng, who was born in 1940, is a native from Taixing, Jiangsu province. A graduate from the Department of Fine Arts, Nanjing Normal University in 1964, Wu has served as Dean of Taizhou Painting and Calligraphy Institute, President of Taizhou Fine Arts Association, Vice-President of Taizhou Federation of Literary and Art Circles, National Senior Artist, Board Director of Eight Eccentric Artists Research Center, and the appointed painter of The Collector magazine in Hong Kong.