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Christie's Hong Kong Fall 2013 Chinese Paintings Sales Highlights P R E S S RELEASE | HONG KONG | 4 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 3 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHRISTIE’S HONG KONG FALL 2013 CHINESE PAINTINGS SALES HIGHLIGHTS With Highlights Including the Continuing Sale of the Former Dr. K S Lo Collection An Important Single-Owner Sale, The Su Zhu An Collection of Chinese Paintings and Inkstones Chinese Contemporary Ink Paintings Private Sale Exhibition A Non-Selling Exhibition of The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Paintings by Qi Baishi |Fine Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy, James Christie Room, November 25, 10am, Sale 3260| |The Su Zhu An Collection of Chinese Paintings and Inkstones (Paintings Section), James Christie Room, November 25, 4pm, Sale 3262| |Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Part I, James Christie Room, November 25, 5pm, Sale 3261| |Fine Chinese Modern Paintings, Part II, James Christie Room, November 26, 10:00am & 2:30pm, Sale 3261| |Chinese Contemporary Ink Private Sales Exhibitions, November 21 – 26| |Exhibition of The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Paintings by Qi Baishi, November 21 – 26| Hong Kong – Christie’s Hong Kong 2013 autumn sales of Chinese Classical Paintings & Calligraphy and Modern Paintings will take place on November 25 and 26. Comprising nearly 790 lots that are estimated to realize in excess of HK$300 million/US$39 million, the sales will present works from various epochs and with a wide range of estimates. Highlights of the season include the continuing sale of an important selection of Chinese paintings, which once in the Dr. K. S. Lo Collection (Dr. Lo was the founder of Vitasoy). In addition, 25 lots of Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy from the single-owner Su Zhu An Collection of Chinese Paintings and Inkstones will be presented on November 25, while 19 Chinese inkstones will be auctioned at the Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale on November 27. A Chinese contemporary ink private sale exhibition will be held during the auction season, following the exhibitions in Hong Kong and New York earlier this year, which contributed significantly to Christie’s presence in this rapidly evolving market. Christie’s is especially honoured to present a non-selling exhibition of The Feng Wen Tang Collection of Paintings by Qi Baishi. Offering an overview of the master artist’s entire career through the eye of a distinguished collector, the exhibition showcases 56 paintings with subjects from landscapes and figures to flowers, birds and calligraphy. MAGNIFICENT PAINTINGS BY CLASSICAL AND MODERN MASTERS A set of folding fans and a pair of hanging scrolls stand out in the Chinese Classical Paintings & Calligraphy sale. The former, titled Landscapes (Sale 3260, Lot 950, Estimate: HK$600,000-800,000/US$78,000-110,000), is from the late Chinese art collector Mr Chen Rentao’s King Kwei Collection. The set consists of four fans decorated with ink-and-colour landscape paintings by the ―Four Wangs‖ from the Qing Dynasty: Wang Shimin, Wang Jian, Wang Hui and Wang Yuanqi. Devoted followers of an ancient painting discipline, this quartet of painters displayed exquisite brushwork skills, which were much appreciated by the Qing imperial court. The scrolls are Scholars in the Pavilions (Sale 3260, Lot 952, Estimate: HK$5,500,000- 6,500,000/US$710,000-840,000) from the 14th Century, Yuan Dynasty. Depicting the ideal home of a scholar, this pair of silk hanging scrolls reflects the artist’s longing to remove himself from a corrupt society and to lead a secluded life in the countryside—a sentiment shared by many artists and intellectuals during that tumultuous era of Chinese history. The paintings were formerly attributed to Ren Renfa, an expert painter of horses, figures, flowers and birds, and previously belonged to the Kawazaki Collection from Japan. 1 The Chinese Modern Paintings sale features works by legendary artists such as Zhang Daqian, Xu Beihong, Qi Baishi, Fu Baoshi, Wu Guanzhong and Lin Fengmian. The crown jewel of the sale is Zhang Daqian’s Garden of Eight Virtues (Sale 3261, Lot 1574, Estimate upon request). Composed in 1968 during Zhang’s sojourn in Brazil, this masterpiece was painted on a special type of paper made for Zhang by his Japanese friend Meguro Sanji. Named ―imitated-luowen xuan‖ by the artist, the paper has tauter and more regular fibres that allowed Zhang fully to utilise his brush techniques and create some of his best works during his later years. Opera Figures – The Monkey King and the Bull Demon by Lin Fengmian (Sale 3261, Lot 1438, Estimate: HK$2,000,000-3,000,000/US$258,000-387,000) takes another primary spot in the auction. By applying the variation and distortion of line that he discovered in western modernists such as Matisse and Picasso to a quintessential Chinese subject matter, Lin created a vivid image of two opera figures in action. Also worth noting is Wu Guanzhong’s Ghosts of Pine Trees (Sale 3261, Lot 1485, Estimate: HK$2,500,000-3,000,000/US$322,000-387,000), an abstract painting made in 1991 and subsequently donated to the Hong Kong Institute for the Promotion of Chinese Culture by the artist. Proceeds from the sale of this painting will be used by the institute to raise funds for the Jao Tsung-I Academy. Additional notable lots include Xu Beihong’s Four Birds (Sale 3261, Lot 1618, Estimate: HK$3,500,000-4,500,000/US$450,000–579,000) from the private collection of Singaporean businessman and collector Mr Chua Han Lim, which shows four spirited magpies in lifelike postures, as well as Qi Baishi’s Apples in a Basket (Sale 3261, Lot 1710, Estimate: HK$200,000-300,000/US$26,000-38,600), a fine example of Qi’s unique flair in depicting objects from daily life with meticulous brushwork. TWO IMPORTANT COLLECTIONS ASSEMBLED BY REVERED COLLECTORS Following sales from the collection in previous seasons, 150 paintings that once formed part of the Classical and Modern paintings collection of Dr. K. S. Lo will be offered in Autumn 2013, and will be one of this season’s most remarkable highlights. Widely known in Hong Kong as the founder of Vitasoy, Dr. K. S. Lo (1910 – 1995) had a passion for Chinese arts and culture. He actively collected Yixing teapots from the 1950s, which led to a comprehensive collection that he later donated to the city of Hong Kong, and the founding of the K. S. Lo Teaware Museum, now situated in the Hong Kong Park. Dr. Lo was also an experienced collector of Chinese paintings and a keen supporter of emerging artists. Works will be offered this season by Lan Ying, Zhang Daqian, Xu Beihong, Fu Baoshi, Qi Baishi and more. Sharing the spotlight is the Su Zhu An Collection of Chinese Paintings and Inkstones, an important single-owner collection that contains 25 lots of Chinese Classical Paintings and Calligraphy to be presented on November 25, as well as 19 Chinese inkstones that will be auctioned at the Important Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art sale on November 27. Key works include two landscape albums by Shitao, each consisting of seven leaves: one features colophons by well-known collectors and artists including He Shaoji and Wu Changshuo, the other—created in 1706, the year before the artist’s death—showcases the artist’s masterly technique and style from a different stage in his life. The collection also includes three pieces of calligraphic works by Zhang Ruitu, Xu You and Fu Shan, respectively. Created during the transitional period between the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this trio of works displays characteristics that reflect the complexity of the cultural and political environment of that era. CHINESE CONTEMPORARY INK PAINTINGS PRIVATE SALE EXHIBITION During the auction season, Christie’s is launching its third selling exhibition of Chinese Contemporary Ink paintings. This burgeoning category sees an increasingly international response and growing global interest. In addition to the art works created by the artists Christie's presented earlier, the upcoming exhibition comprises works by a group of influential artists who are currently residing and working outside China. While they are all dedicated promoters of Chinese ink paintings in Europe or North America, their artistic styles and interests vary greatly: born in the 1940s, Wu Yi, Li Xubai and Ma Singfoon refine traditional landscape paintings through subtle yet profound innovation, all the while sharing a sense of nostalgia specifically belonging to their generation; Gao Xingjian, on the other hand, sets his focal point introspectively, depicting his inner world and emotions through his signature xieyi paintings; Lok Yitong is profoundly interested in creating the effects of natural light, as well as unconventional elements, such as architecture on a grand scale. The exhibition is presented with four sub-themes. ―The Tradition of a Scholar‖ explores how classical Chinese literature and scholar’s objects serve as a fundamental inspiration for contemporary ink artists such as Liu Dan, Li Huayi, Li Xubai and Zeng Xiaojun. Using works of Gu Wenda, Qin Feng, Yang Jiechang and Wang Dongling as primary examples, ―Symbols, 2 Calligraphy, Language‖ is a visual thesis on the construction and deconstruction of language and symbols in contemporary calligraphy. ―Reflections‖ delves into the internal contemplations and non-narrative artistic expressions of abstract painters Lui Shou Kwan, Irene Chou, Gao Xingjian, Qiu Zhijie and Zheng Chongbin. The final section ―The Ever-changing Landscape‖ addresses the dominance of landscape painting in ink art. Used to venerate the past and reflect the present, landscape paintings transcend the limits of time and space, they continued to thrive despite the dramatic social and cultural changes that have taken place over the course of the past century.
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