Lot Essay
The upper part and the area near the right edge are cropped in the publication Panitings by Wu Guanzhong by Rong Bao Zhai.
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North Wudang Mountain
Details
WU GUANZHONG (1919-2010)
North Wudang Mountain
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
89.5 x 67.8 cm. (35 ¼ x 26 ¾ in.)
With two seals of the artist
North Wudang Mountain
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
89.5 x 67.8 cm. (35 ¼ x 26 ¾ in.)
With two seals of the artist
Literature
Wu Guanzhong: A Retrospective, Hong Kong Arts Centre, 1987, pl. 99.
Paintings by Wu Guanzhong, Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing, June, 1987, p. 8.
The Complete Works of Wu Guanzhong Vol. VI, Hunan Fine Art Publishing House, 2007, p. 126.
Han Mo Series A21: Wu Guanzhong / Ancient City, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co., Ltd., April 1997, p. 31.
Paintings by Wu Guanzhong, Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing, June, 1987, p. 8.
The Complete Works of Wu Guanzhong Vol. VI, Hunan Fine Art Publishing House, 2007, p. 126.
Han Mo Series A21: Wu Guanzhong / Ancient City, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co., Ltd., April 1997, p. 31.
Exhibited
Pao Siu Loong Galleries, Hong Kong Arts Centre, Wu Guanzhong: A Retrospective, 10 September – 4 October, 1987.
Further details
Wu Guanzhong went on sketching trips to Shanxi a few times in his life, and North Wudang Mountain came from one of his sketches bearing the same title in 1986. Situated in the city of Lvliang, Shanxi, North Wudang is known as the most important mountain in the province. As Wu Guanzhong began to paint, he sought his bearing from the mountain foot as he gazed into the sky. The Guanyin Pavilion and the ancient pine trees are depicted in vivid details in the foreground, while the rocky peaks, painted in semi-abstract brushwork, lie in the background.
Formed by granite, North Wudang has little vegetation except for the elegant pine trees which grow through the rocks. With a few confident grey lines, Wu depicted the exposed shape and the texture of the granite and only dotted with a few colours to indicate trees and rocks. The monochrome background juxtaposes the colourful foreground and accentuates the height of the monumental peaks.
Formed by granite, North Wudang has little vegetation except for the elegant pine trees which grow through the rocks. With a few confident grey lines, Wu depicted the exposed shape and the texture of the granite and only dotted with a few colours to indicate trees and rocks. The monochrome background juxtaposes the colourful foreground and accentuates the height of the monumental peaks.
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