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Zhang Hongtu
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Description
- Zhang Hongtu
- Dong Qichang, Cézanne #11
signed in Chinese and with sixteen painted seals of the artist and two faked seals of Dong Qichang; signed, dated 2006 and titled in Pinyin on the reverse
Dong Qichang's inscription and signature:
I once saw Dong Beiyuan's (c. 945-960) painting Shaded Dwellings among Streams and Mountains at the eunuch Zhu's place at Beifei. I made a sketch copy for my satchel and have just now completed this [painting]. It does have some resemblance - Xuanzai
Zhang Hongtu's inscription:
This painting by Dong Qichang has been circulated overseas, which is a great fortune for the Chinese people as well as everyone else in the world. Three years ago I had planned on re-doing the painting, and have just now completed this. It does have some resemblance.- oil on canvas
- 78 1/8 by 36 1/4 in. 199 by 92 cm.