Lot 1432
  • 1432

FU BAOSHI | Scholars Trekking in Snow Mountains

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Description

  • Fu Baoshi
  • Scholars Trekking in Snow Mountains
  • ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
  • 88.5 by 56.3 cm. 34 7/8 by 22 1/8 in.
signed FU BAOSHI, dated 1945, titled, inscribed, and with four seals of the artist

Provenance

Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Nov 1985, Lot 19
Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Nov 1990, Lot 171

Exhibited

Hong Kong, Hong Kong Museum of Art, Tradition and Innovation — Twentieth Century Chinese Painting, October 27, 1995 to January 14, 1996
Singapore, Singapore Art Museum, Tradition and Innovation — Twentieth Century Chinese Painting, April 25 to June 15, 1996
United Kingdom, Bristish Museum, Tradition and Innovation — Twentieth Century Chinese Painting, July 26 to September 29, 1996
Germany, Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln, Tradition and Innovation — Twentieth Century Chinese Painting, October 18, 1996 to January 15, 1997
Taipei, National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Centenary Exhibition of Fu Baoshi, 18 December, 2004 to 27 March, 2005

Literature

Artist Magazine, vol 128, Artist Publishing Co., Taipei, January 1986, p.74
Han Mo 19 - Special Study on Fu Baoshi's Works Collected in China and Taiwan, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, August 1991, p.139
Han Mo Series A9, Paintings of Famous Modern Chinese Artists — Fu Baoshi — Images from Tang Dynasty Poems, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, September 1995, p.92
Tradition and Innovation — Twentieth Century Chinese Painting, Hong Kong Museum of Art, 1995, pl.221
IngenuityCommemorating the 100th Birthday Anniversary of Fu Baoshi, Jiangsu Culture Bureau & Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Chinese Painting eds., Shanghai Ancient Book Publishing House, July 2004, pl.36
The World of Fu Baoshi, Ye Zonggao ed., Shi Jh Tang Press Co. Ltd., Taipei, December 2004, p.289
The Art World of Fu Baoshi, Taipei, China Times Publishing Co. Ltd., December 2004, p.28
The Complete Works of Fu Baoshi, vol. II, Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House, March 2008, p.65
The Chronicle of Fu Baoshi’s Life (Revised Edition), Ye Zonggao ed., Shanghai Classics Publishing House, December 2012, p.159

Condition

-Generally in good condition.
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