T'ang Haywen (Zeng Haiwen)

Executed in 1966-1968.

Private Collection, Paris
Acquired from the above by the present owner

This work is in excellent condition overall. There are no apparent condition issues with the work.
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There are many ways to define abstraction and to create an abstract work. Interesting parallels can be drawn, however, between artists who employ a lyrical use of the paintbrush to create dynamic compositions.  Using grand gestures or small signs, T’ang Haywen, Chu the Chun, Zao Wou-Ki, Henri Michaux, Chao Chung-Hsiang Sam Francis and George Mathieu all create a new language. Scrawls, music notes, flowers, flames, wind and whisper, anything can be seen in their works. But in a post-Tower of Babel world, all illustrate a common language for the humanity to understand.