ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Lotus in the Wind

Details
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lotus in the Wind
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
69 x 135 cm. (27 1⁄8 x 53 1⁄8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated eleventh day, sixth month, dingwei year (1967)
Dedicated to Zhonglie

NOTE:
The recipient of this work was Mr. Yu Zhonglie (1928-2006), a younger cousin of Zhang Daqian. Yu was born in Shanghai and later studied economics, receiving his PhD in Europe.
Yu often met with Zhang Daqian during Zhang’s overseas travelling exhibitions. He even visited Zhang at home at ‘Bade Yuan’ in Brazil and Carmel on several occasions. In 1967, Yu visited Zhang Daqian for the last time in Carmel. This work was created and dedicated to ‘Zhonglie’ by Zhang Daqian as a farewell gift.
Provenance
Previously in the collection of Mr. Yu Zhonglie;
Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings, 26 October 2003, Lot 226.
Literature
Yu Zhonglie, My Cousin Zhang Daqian, Wide Angle, Issue 128, Hong Kong, May 1983.
Collection of Poems by Zhang Daqian (II), National Palace Museum, Taipei, June 1993, vol. 7, p. 143.
Wang Jiacheng, Genius of the Art: Zhang Daqian, Chiu Ko Publishing Co. Ltd., Taipei, 10 March 2006, p. 632.

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