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FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST COLLECTION (LOTS 78-104)
JIA YOUFU (BORN 1942)
Herding in the Mountains
Details
JIA YOUFU (BORN 1942)
Herding in the Mountains
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
36 ¼ x 20 7/8 in. (92 x 53 cm.)
Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with one seal of the artist
Herding in the Mountains
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
36 ¼ x 20 7/8 in. (92 x 53 cm.)
Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with one seal of the artist
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist.
Further details
Jia Youfu studied landscape painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing from 1960-1965. He returned to the Academy in 1977, where he has continued to teach traditional painting. As these paintings beautifully demonstrate, Jia Youfu combines inspirations from nature, the distant past and modern tradition. His sheer cliffs and rocky surfaces are based on the dramatic scenery of the northern Taihang Mountains in Henan, Hebei and Shanxi, where Jia has traveled numerous times. Similarly, the influence of one of his teachers, Li Keran, is visible in Jia’s effective use of dark ink and emphasis on dramatic verticals.
The owner of this collection recalls that he was attracted to Jia Youfu’s paintings from first sight and that he thought that making the cows and sheep in Jia’s landscapes smaller makes the paintings look more spectacular.
The owner of this collection recalls that he was attracted to Jia Youfu’s paintings from first sight and that he thought that making the cows and sheep in Jia’s landscapes smaller makes the paintings look more spectacular.