Zeng Youhe (Tseng Yuho)

signed HE and with one seal of the artist

Acquired directly from the collection of the artist

Generally in good condition, there is light discoloration to the tapa cloth on the upper left and right edges.
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Many of Tseng’s works allude directly to celebrated Chinese paintings. With a Heart of Hongren (Lot 2845), a distinctive piece from Tseng’s later period, pays tribute to the faceted structure and abstract formality of Qing dynasty painter Hong Ren’s mountainous landscapes. Known for his geometric abstraction, Hong Ren (1610-1663) is regarded by many as an early Eastern equivalent of Cezanne. Tseng’s reverent tribute directly references Hong Ren’s most renowned masterpiece, The Coming of Autumn, which formerly belonged in the collection of her husband Gustav Ecke. Exhibiting a particularly exceptional application of her dsui technique, Tseng’s painting extends the imagery beyond the traditional square frame of the landscape, merging the traditional with the contemporary, the controlled with the spontaneous. Like Hong Ren, Tseng employs geometric abstraction to present a simplified and dematerialized world, giving the viewer a palpable sense of tranquillity and balance.