- 540
Fang Jun
Estimate
45,000 - 75,000 HKD
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Description
- Fang Jun
- Home on the Mountain Where Clouds Rise
- ink and colour on paper, framed
- 2008
signed, inscribed, and dated 2008 in Chinese, and marked with three seals of the artist; signed and titled in Chinese, and dated 2008 on mounting
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
The Origo Collection
The Origo Collection
Condition
Overall in good condition. Overall framed dimensions: 144.5 by 75.2 cm; 56⅞ by 29⅝ in.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Fang Jun is distinguished as one of China's best landscape painters of his generation and as part of the New Literati representatives of Nanjing, the rich cultural center and former capital city of China. Characterized by refined beauty with a taste for eccentricity, Nanjing bestows a great aesthetic legacy upon the individual painting styles cultivated by its inhabitants.
Fang Jun's paintings maintain a distinctive poetic style that balance opposing gestural xieyi and fine-line gongbi techniques. In the present lots, A River on the Horizon (Lot 538) and Home on the Mountain Where Clouds Rise (Lot 540), Fang defines the contours and details using ink lines while applying soft colour washes reminiscent of the celebrated blue-green landscapes that originated in the Tang dynasty and prevailed during the Song-Yuan period. In his own style, Fang achieves a harmony between the sharply contrasting ink and dazzling mineral colour that breaks the boundary between blue-green tradition and monochrome ink landscape painting.