Lot 2761
  • 2761

Tao Lengyue

Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 HKD
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Description

  • Tao Lengyue
  • Narcissus by the Rock
  • ink on paper, hanging scroll
signed TAO LENGYUE, dated 1947, inscribed, and with three seals of the artist

Provenance

Previously in the collection of the artist's wife Xue Changwen (1912-2001)
Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Oct 2001, Lot 142

Exhibited

The Shanghai Research Institute of Culture and History, Paintings Exhibition of Tao Lengyue, June 2 to 10, 1984
The Suzhou Museum, Paintings Exhibition of Tao Lengyue, July 17 to 26, 1984
Shanghai, Pacific Hotel, Masterpieces of Tao Lengyue, March 22 to 30, 1997

Literature

Lengyue's Annotation on His Paintings: Hanging Scrolls, vol. 5, p.3 (artist's manuscript)
Chinese Famous Painters Collection — Tao Lengyue, by Lang Shaojun, Hebei Education Publishing House, 2003, p.192
Chronicle of Tao Lengyue II, edited by Tao Weiyan, Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House, March 2013, p.696
Paintings by Tao Lengyue, Shanghai Calligraphy and Painting Publishing House, January 2015, p.182



Condition

-Minor paper creases could be found on the painting, which could be improved by restoration. Otherwise, generally in good condition.
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