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Property From The M K Lau Collection (Lots 766-776)
CHEN SHAOMEI (1909-1954)
Construction Site
Details
CHEN SHAOMEI (1909-1954)
Construction Site
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
34.1 x 49 cm. (13 3⁄8 x 19 ¼ in.)
With one seal of the artist
NOTE:
Collected Works of Famous Modern Chinese Artists – Chen Shaomei, compiled by the artist’s family, dates the present lot to 1952. The work reflects the development of the construction industry in the emerging modern society. Differing from Chen’s traditional style in Chinese ink and brush, the composition and technique of the present lot are closely associated with sketching, representing the artist’s exploration of a new artistic style.
Construction Site
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
34.1 x 49 cm. (13 3⁄8 x 19 ¼ in.)
With one seal of the artist
NOTE:
Collected Works of Famous Modern Chinese Artists – Chen Shaomei, compiled by the artist’s family, dates the present lot to 1952. The work reflects the development of the construction industry in the emerging modern society. Differing from Chen’s traditional style in Chinese ink and brush, the composition and technique of the present lot are closely associated with sketching, representing the artist’s exploration of a new artistic style.
Provenance
Previously from the artist’s family collection;
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, 29 October 2001, Lot 190;
M. K. Lau Collection.
Sotheby’s Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, 29 October 2001, Lot 190;
M. K. Lau Collection.
Literature
Please refer to Chinese texts.
Rendering Change – A New China under the Brush I, MK Lau Collection, 2022, pp. 30-31, pl. 9.
Rendering Change – A New China under the Brush I, MK Lau Collection, 2022, pp. 30-31, pl. 9.
Brought to you by
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings
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