Lot 639
  • 639

Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn)

Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Chu Teh-Chun
  • Vapeurs Dissipées
  • oil on canvas
signed in pinyin and Chinese and dated 06 (lower right); signed in pinyin and Chinese, titled and dated 2006 (reverse)
Executed in 2006

Provenance

Private European Collection

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Patrice Trigano, Chu Teh Chun: Peintures Récentes, 2006

Literature

Chu Teh Chun: Peintures Récentes, Paris, 2006, Galerie Patrice Trigano Exhibition Catalogue, illustration no.10

Condition

This work is in good condition.
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Catalogue Note

Accompanied by a certificate written and signed by the artist.

Chu Teh-Chun applies extensive brushstrokes that manipulate contrasting tones, creating a veritable visual symphony filled with rich and ever-changing sources of light and complementary colours. Within the painting you can detect the ray of dawn and the blazing glory of dusk, which convey Chu's celebration of life and nature. The artist once said "the fountain of inspiration for my drawings springs from nature. Everything I draw emanates from my feelings about nature, and the feelings that nature bequeathed to me; more to the point, it is the crystallization of nature and my spiritual self" [1]. Embedded within the juxtaposition of colour and light is the testament of the septuagenarian Chu's free and open mind, that ideal scenario where emotions are expressive and creation is effortless.

[1]Wang Zhexiong, "Light, Image and Rhythm— The Art World of Chu Teh-Chun,", Bulletin of National Museum of History, Volume 9, Taiwan, 2008, p. 9