范曾 松下演法圖 | Fan Zeng, Sitting Under the Pine Tree

Property of Sir Run Run Shaw (Lots 3025-3033)

This season, Sotheby’s Hong Kong is proud to present works from the Sir Run Run Shaw Collection, spanning fine Chinese paintings, Chinese works of art, as well as modern art. Five excellent works of modern art will be offered: Chen Yifei’s epoch-defining masterpiece Banquet, as well as pieces by Cheong Soo Pieng and Adrien Jean Le Mayeur de Merprés, masters who lived and worked in Southeast Asia. Sir Run Run Shaw’s film business began in Southeast Asia, and he later established film studios in Singapore and Hong Kong. His art collection also reflects this development of his career. The five modern art works offered for auction highlight Sir Run Run Shaw’s extraordinary taste and his historical weight as a titan of the film industry. This season’s offering could be considered one of the best single-owner collection series from Asia.

Sir Run Run Shaw spent his professional life in the film and television industry, and he was a pioneer in the Chinese-language film industry. The Shaw Foundation Hong Kong, established in 1973 by philanthropist Mr Run Run Shaw, is dedicated to the development and global advancement of education, healthcare, scientific achievements and the arts. Under the guidance of visionaries Mr Run Run Shaw and his wife Mrs Mona Shaw, the Foundation has engaged and partnered with institutions, universities, hospitals and museums scattered across several continents, to bring to fruition more than 6,000 successful projects worldwide. In 2002, Mr and Mrs Shaw founded The Shaw Prize, an international award to honour individuals who achieve significant and distinguished advances in their respective fields. There are three categories to the Prize: Astronomy, Life Science and Medicine, and Mathematical Sciences, all awarded annually in Hong Kong. With a rich history of benevolence, The Shaw Foundation Hong Kong remains committed to furthering the aims of Mr and Mrs Shaw by continuing to focus widely on advancing societal progress and enhancing the quality of daily life for the betterment of society in general.

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邵逸夫爵士收藏 (編號3025-3033)

邵逸夫爵士乃全球華語影視業界先驅，畢生投身於影視行業與慈善事業。一九七三年，他創立邵氏基金會，矢志推動世界各地的教育、醫療、科研與藝術發展。多年來，他與夫人邵方逸華領導基金會，與各地機構、大學、醫院、博物館合作，匡扶計劃多達六千項。二○○二年，邵爵士成立有「東方諾貝爾獎」之雅號的邵逸夫獎，彰揚於天文學、生命科學與醫學、數學科學領域貢獻卓越的國際學者。基金會歷年秉承邵氏慈善好施旨志，不懈促進社會發展，嘉惠社群。本季邵氏收藏的拍賣收益更將撥捐邵氏基金會，支持該機構之慈善項目，意義尤甚。