黃賓虹 黃山四照花

款識：
四照花出黃山，樹高大，而葉沈碧，盛夏作花四出而綴其末，玉色微紺，碧蕊綠跗葉上，光彩照曜山谷。賓虹。

鈐印：「黃賓虹印」、「冰上鴻飛館」。

購自北京文物商店。原裝裱上附文物商店標簽，註明貨號、畫題「黃賓虹花卉」、定價「150（人民幣）」

-A tear could be found at the upper left section, and was restored. Generally in good condition.
"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."

歐洲私人收藏海上名家作品 （編號1405－1409）

本輯收藏者乃法國資深外交官。六十年代至七十年代期間，歷任駐華大使館二等祕書、駐匈牙利大使館二等祕書、駐蘇聯大使館一等祕書。又獲任法國駐聯合國日內瓦辦事處的常任代表，擢升至具大使銜。據其憶述，一九六八年一月至一九七〇年五月，正值「文化大革命」熾熱期間，供職於駐北京大使館。因得睹館內仝事所藏傅抱石山水，深受啓發，翌日即往琉璃廠的文物商店購置書畫。

本輯所集，皆在華期間得自北京文物商店。部份於一九六八年聯同英、法、瑞典等駐華外交人員之藏品，展於英國駐北京代辦處。其所藏之傅抱石、黃賓虹、吳昌碩、徐悲鴻等作品，先後於二○一二至一四年間在香港蘇富比拍賣中釋出。

註：黃賓虹向來視寫花卉為餘事，筆下反見輕鬆，筆酣墨飽，生動自然，較山水更有元人意趣。本幅黃山四照花一枝獨立，矮竹襯托於後。其幹、葉、花，皆以雙鈎法為之，卻各不相同，先淡墨後濃墨畫幹，得其高大喬木狀；葉以色代筆，染畫形貌大概，淡墨復鈎筋脈，最後濃墨提寫輪廓，遂得「沉碧」之色；花則空鈎無染，淡墨先鈎外形，後鈎極淡石綠，不完全重覆於墨痕，看似粗率，不求形似，惟遠觀之，卻見秀媚自生，天趣足矣。

畫上所題錄自〈廣羣芳譜〉「黃山志．四照花」，個別字句稍有改動。一九三五年九月，畫家偕夫人、門生暢游黃山半月餘，後賦「黃山山花」組詩四首，收錄於其詩集中，內有「覆杯花」等數種，亦見載於〈廣羣芳譜〉。本幅或作於是次黃山遊歸後，若參照畫風、題款書體，及軸上文物商店標籤所註「年代：30」，可互為印證其創作年代。