Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983

signed YUAN, dated xin chou, 1961, the twelfth lunar month, inscribed, dedicated to the artist's bosom friend Luo Jialun (1898-1969), with three seals of the artist, and three collector's seals of the artist's son. Titleslip by the artist himself. The tung box inscribed by the artist too

New York, Hirsell & Allen Galleries, Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, October 22 to November 2, 1963
London, Grosvenor Gallery, Chang Dai-Chien's Paintings, August 10 to September 4, 1965
New York, Franic Caro Gallery, An Exhibition of Chinese Paintings by Chang Dai-Chien, May 19 to June 30, 1984
Taipei, National Museum of History, The Anniversary Exhibition of Chang Dai-chien's 90^th Birthday, May 1988

Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition cat., New York, Hirsell & Allen Galleries, 1963, pl. 8
Exhibition of Paintings by Chang Dai-chien, exhibition cat., Grosvenor Gallery, London, August 1965, pl. 33
An Exhibition of Chinese Paintings by Chang Dai-Chien, exhibition cat., Franic Caro Gallery, New York, 1984, pl. 23
The Anniversary Exhibition of Chang Dai-chien's 90th Birthday, exhibition cat., National Museum of History, Taipei, May 1988, pl. 47
Han Mo 39, Special Study on Zhang Daqian's Landscape Paintings, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, April 1993, p. 23
The Art of Chang Dai-chien, written by Ba Tong, National Museum of History, Taipei, December 1996, pl. 125

 

- In very good condition.
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The painting was executed on Dafengtang commissioned paper, mounted nicely with ceramic scroll ends bearing Dafengtang mark.