Lot 1459
  • 1459

ZHANG DAQIAN (CHANG DAI-CHIEN, 1899-1983) | Excursion at Matsushima

Estimate
7,000,000 - 9,000,000 HKD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983)
  • Excursion at Matsushima
  • ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
  • 142.5 by 73.6 cm. 57 1/8 by 29 in.
signed ZHANG YUAN, dated 1961, inscribed, with a dedication, and two seals of the artist

Provenance

Previously in the collection of Zhuang Yuling and Li Haitian
Sotheby's Hong Kong, Fine Chinese Paintings, Apr 2009, Lot 388

Exhibited

Taipei, National Palace Museum, The World of Chang Dai-chien, September 26, 1998 to January 20, 1999

Literature

Han Mo 39, Special Study on Zhang Daqian’s Landscape Paintings, Han Mo Xuan Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, April 1993, p.27
Series of Chinese Painting Masters — Zhang Daqian, Artist Publishing, Taipei, August 1998, p.133
The World of Chang Dai-chien, written by Fu Shen, Shi Jr Tang Press Co. Ltd., Taipei, September 1998, pl.67
Centenary Exhibition of Zhang Daqian’s Paintings, exhibition guide, China Times Publishing Co., Taipei, September 20, 1998, p.86
Chinese Famous Painters Collection — Zhang Daqian, Hebei Education Publishing House, December 2002, p.58
Modern Chinese Artists - Zhang Daqian, Sichuan Fine Arts Publishing House, August 2005, p.58

Condition

-Paper turns yellowish, paper loss can be found at the middle bottom part, which has been well restored. Not serious creases can be found, otherwise, generally in good condition.
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