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Pear Blossoms and Birds
Details
LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)
Pear Blossoms and Birds
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
43.1 x 47 cm. (17 x 18 1⁄2 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
One collector’s seal
NOTE:
Man Qiu (1919-1992), originally named Shuai Shiyi, was born at Qingshen, Sichuan province. Graduating from Yan’an Military and Political University, he devoted himself to military design and construction management. Apart from being an expert and leader in the Chinese techonology industry, he was also an enthusiast of the liberal arts with particular connoisseurship in photography, calligraphy and ink painting.
Pear Blossoms and Birds
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
43.1 x 47 cm. (17 x 18 1⁄2 in.)
Signed, with one seal of the artist
One collector’s seal
NOTE:
Man Qiu (1919-1992), originally named Shuai Shiyi, was born at Qingshen, Sichuan province. Graduating from Yan’an Military and Political University, he devoted himself to military design and construction management. Apart from being an expert and leader in the Chinese techonology industry, he was also an enthusiast of the liberal arts with particular connoisseurship in photography, calligraphy and ink painting.
Provenance
Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings, 3 November 1996, Lot 196.
Further details
THE LIFE OF LIN FENGMIAN
Lin Fengmian was one of twentieth-century China’s most importantmodern artists, achieving a unique synthesis of Chinese and European approaches to painting. Educated in France from 1919 to 1925, he was among the first Chinese painters to be exposed to the avant-garde trends that swept post-war Europe. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the artist passing this year, we are presenting a body of works by Lin Fengmian from different periods of his life, sourced from collections all over the world. These paintingscover some of the most iconic subject matters and compositions, such as Opera Figures (Lots 1065, 1142, 1198), Seated Lady (Lot 1139-1141, 1147), Landscape (Lot 1064, 1146), Birds and Flower (Lot 1063) and Still Life (Lot 1143). They testify to the artist’s rich and diverse artistic career. We hope to celebrate the life of a Chinese painting giant through these paintings.
Lin Fengmian was one of twentieth-century China’s most importantmodern artists, achieving a unique synthesis of Chinese and European approaches to painting. Educated in France from 1919 to 1925, he was among the first Chinese painters to be exposed to the avant-garde trends that swept post-war Europe. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the artist passing this year, we are presenting a body of works by Lin Fengmian from different periods of his life, sourced from collections all over the world. These paintingscover some of the most iconic subject matters and compositions, such as Opera Figures (Lots 1065, 1142, 1198), Seated Lady (Lot 1139-1141, 1147), Landscape (Lot 1064, 1146), Birds and Flower (Lot 1063) and Still Life (Lot 1143). They testify to the artist’s rich and diverse artistic career. We hope to celebrate the life of a Chinese painting giant through these paintings.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings