Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn)

signed in pinyin and Chinese and dated 06; signed in pinyin and Chinese, titled and dated 2006 on the reverse

Private European Collection

This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of very light wear along the four edges of the work. There are some scattered white marks at the lower left corner, presumably inherent to the artist's working method. There is no evidence of restoration under UV.
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"In Chu Teh-Chun's works completed in 2006, the flowing blue, acid green and yellow turn into a series of conflicting rhythms with the complex pictographic symbols emerging in the cloudy sky with shimming lights and starts."
Pierre Cabanne