- 1034
GUAN LIANG | Cattle Pasturing
Estimate
1,000,000 - 2,000,000 HKD
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Description
- Guan Liang
- Cattle Pasturing
- signed in Chinese; titled and signed in Chinese on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 55 by 67 cm; 21 ⅝ by 26 ⅜ in.
executed in 1965
Provenance
Christie's, Taipei, 23 April 2000, Lot 11
Acquired directly from the above by the present important private Asian collector
Acquired directly from the above by the present important private Asian collector
Exhibited
Hong Kong, Furama Hotel Hall and Boya Art Exhibition Hall, An Exhibition of Guan-Liang’s Works: Oil Paintings & Chinese Paintings, December 1981 – Janauary 1982
Taipei, Lin & Keng Gallery, Guan Liang: 100 Years Retrospective Exhibition, 19 April - 14 May 2000
Taipei, Lin & Keng Gallery, Guan Liang: 100 Years Retrospective Exhibition, 19 April - 14 May 2000
Literature
Guan Liang: 100 Years Retrospective Exhibition, Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei, 2000, p. 57
Xue Jianhua, ed., Guan Liang, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, Shanghai, 2009, p. 46
CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Liang 1900 - 1986, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p.116
Xue Jianhua, ed., Guan Liang, People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, Shanghai, 2009, p. 46
CANS Art News Editing Team, ed., Guan Liang 1900 - 1986, Chinese Art Books Co., Taipei, 2012, p.116
Condition
The work is overall in very good condition. Examination under UV light reveals very minor spots of retouching to the extreme edges of the canvas.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The Grand Stage of Humanity If the stage can be thought of as a distillation of the world, then the world is a stage that is boundless. Guan Liang travelled extensively during this life; he studied abroad in Japan in his early years, then thoroughly explored the corners of his own country during the years of the Republic of China; With the establishment of the new China, beginning in the 1950s, the nation took on an entirely new appearance. Guan Liang’s landscape pieces reflect these scenes of socialist China. Completed in 1965, Cattle Pasturing (Lot 1034) illustrates the ease and bounty of life in the countryside. The mountain villages appear as they have since the beginning of civilization, the flourishing earth, a scene of peace and happiness with everyone in the family provided for.