Lot 1281
  • 1281

Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983)

Estimate
30,000,000 - 50,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983)
  • Spring Clouds Amidst Autumn Landscape
  • ink and colour on paper, framed
signed ZHANG YUAN, dated 1948, with a dedication, and two seals of the artist

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Apr 1992, Lot 202

Exhibited

Taipei, National Palace Museum, The World of Chang Dai-chien, September 26, 1998 to January 20, 1999
Taipei, National Museum of History, Ching Wan Society Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Oct 20 – Dec 9, 2012

Literature

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Twenty Years (1973-1993), Sotheby’s HK Ltd., Woods Publishing Company, 1993, pl.671
Han Mo 40, Special Study on Zhang Daqian’s Early Landscape Paintings, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, May 1993, p. E16
The Art of Chang Dai-chien, written by Ba Tong, National Museum of History, Taipei, December 1996, colour plate 30
The World of Chang Dai-chien, written by Fu Shen, Shi Jr Tang Press Co. Ltd., Taipei, September 1998, pl.41
Centenary Exhibition of Zhang Daqian’s Paintings, exhibition guide, China Times Publishing Co., Taipei, September 20, 1998, p.62
A Chang Dai-chien Appears Only Once a Half-Millennium, written by Hwang Tien-tsai, Shi Jh Tang Press Ltd., Taipei, November 1998, p.201
Chinese Famous Painters Collection — Zhang Daqian, Hebei Education Publishing House, December 2002, p.128
Ching Wan Society Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition (painting session), Taipei, Ching Wan Society, 2012, pl.109
Majestic World of Chang Dai-chien, Art Books Co. Ltd., Taipei, Aug 2015, p.18-19

Condition

- Paper appears to be aged with light creases and visible abrasions, but is not considered as condition problem as this is aged paper especially selected by the artist from his own collection. - Otherwise, generally in good condition.
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