伍澤樞

款識：
伍澤樞 藝術家鈐印 D. WU JECT-KEY（左下） 五六 夏 照（畫背）

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This work is in overall good condition. There are artist's pinholes, light stretcher marks and discolouration along both left and right edges. The surface has sustained some minor paint losses throughout. There is slight undulation across the canvas. Under UV there is no evidence of retouching.
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生於廣東中山，於1902年移居加拿大的伍澤樞，於加拿大皇家藝術學院（Royal Canadian Academy of Art）畢業之後遷居美國紐約，是少數於二十世紀初能在西方藝壇佔有一席之地的中國人。出身書香世家，幼時於廣東受過堅實的中國傳統書法及水墨畫訓練，伍澤樞因而能在異鄉成功以其中西合璧的藝術走出一條自己的道路。此次蘇富比上拍的八件油畫，完整呈現藝術家長期創作生涯中的各個面向。

和早期留學美國的兩位經典寫實藝術家李鐵夫和現代主義先進朱沅芷相較，於二十世紀初抵達美洲的伍澤樞，其作品恰恰銜接了這兩位藝術大師的時代性，更反映了美國藝術史上，從標準的經典學院派寫實過度到現代主義的里程。從十九世紀至二十世紀初，美國畫壇開始進入前所未有的變動。如十九世紀後期受歐洲影響而生的「美國印象派」（American Impressionism），以鮮豔的色彩及恣意的筆刷為代表風格。至二十世紀初，被藝評家稱為「垃圾桶畫派」（Ashcan School）的藝術運動成立。參與的藝術家們為了表現對印象派習於描繪中產階級美好生活的反動，提倡畫家要每天細心觀察小市民的生活，並將藝術融入真實社會。於紐約居住的伍澤樞，除了受到這兩種截然不同畫派的影響，又將其精粹深厚的中國傳統蘊含加之於畫布上，因而創造出許多風格獨具的精彩作品。《海港》以印象派倡導的戶外寫生為基礎，但又不完全模仿印象派歡愉的用色；藝術家用其擅長的灰褐色為背景，雖以沉穩的顏色和看似簡單的題材為主調，整體氣氛並不顯得呆板凝重。由於顏色和構圖上的完美配合，甚至連畫中工廠排放的煙霧都染上一層朦朧的情調，更因為藝術家的筆觸輕盈，使得畫面空闊非常。