PINES IN CLOUDY MOUNTAINS

Details

SHI LU (1919-1982)
PINES IN CLOUDY MOUNTAINS
Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Inscribed with a poem and signed by the artist
One painted seal of the artist
One collector's seal of Robert H. Ellsworth
Titleslip and seal of Robert H. Ellsworth
69 3/4 x 37 in. (177.2 x 94 cm.)

Literature

The Beauty of Art: Paintings and Calligraphy by Shi Lu from the Private Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, Christie's New York, 2011, p. 39

Exhibited

Christie's New York, The Beauty of Art: Paintings and Calligraphy by Shi Lu from the Private Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, 15-31 March 2011

Special notice

This lot is offered without reserve.

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Lot Essay

The poem reads:
Waves of pines make a broad handscroll,
Filled with clouds swirling in the heavens,
Thunder roars and wind shakes,
Can the mountain spirits be at peace?

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