Chu Teh-Chun (Zhu Dequn)

signed in Chinese and Pinyin and dated 93; signed in Chinese and Pinyin, titled and dated 1993 on the reverse

Borobudur Fine Art Auction, Singapore, 25 January 2013, lot 81
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Paris, Galerie Enrico Navarra, Chu Teh-Chun: Oeuvres Récentes, 1998, p. 29 (illustrated in colour)
Paris, Galerie Enrico Navarra,  Chu Teh-Chun, 2000, p. 15 (illustrated in colour)

This work is in excellent condition overall. There is a very minor dent located 10 cm from the upper edge and 15 cm from the right edge only visible under very close inspection, inherent to the artist's working method. Under UV light examination, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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"My devotion and passion for painting lead me into great flights of fantasy-the quest to achieve beauty is the central necessity of my life. Nature never ceases to inspire and propel me. During my 60 years of unceasing effort, my constant pondering, experience, and comprehension of nature have gradually brought me a kind of facility, and unity with my subjects and paintings, so that my feelings now just flow naturally into the canvas."
Chu Teh-Chun