Wenda Gu

Estimate

120,000 - 180,000 USD

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Description

Wenda Gu
The Mythos of Lost Dynasties: Flying Pseudo-Seal Scripture in Landscape
signed and dated 1998 in Chinese in New York
ink on paper
100 7/8 by 65 1/4 in. 256.2 by 165.7 cm.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner directly from the artist

Catalogue Note

"There are so many Chinese artists doing ink paintings. No one can escape from tradition. If you escape from it you end up doing Expressionism or Surrealism. It is a predicament. This is why I started to redo ink painting" - Interview with Wenda Gu by Melissa Chiu, "The Crisis of Calligraphy and the New Way of Tea: An Interview with Wenda Gu," Orientations, March 2002, vol. 33, No. 3, Hong Kong, p. 102-103