Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn)

signed in pinyin and Chinese
executed circa 1980.

 

Private European Collection

This work is in good condition. There are very slight paint losses along the right edge of the work, approximately 9 cm from the bottom edge. There is evidence of minor undulation along the upper and right edges of the work. There is evidence of scattered minor accretions across the surface of the painting, predominantly at the upper right corner. There is an accretion 1 cm in length, 15 cm from the left and 40 cm from the bottom. There is a light frame mark along the left edge. There is a vertical light mark 10.5 cm in length, 23 cm from the bottom edge and 1 cm from the left edge. There is no evidence of restoration under UV.
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"Yang is hard and bright, while Yin is soft and moist. I want to fuse the traditional colors and freely formed abstract works in Western paintings to express the cosmic phenomenon that is constituted by the two elements."
- Chu Teh-Chun