9th Mar, 2023 13:00

TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism

 
Lot 205
 

205

‘SCHOLAR UNDER A WUTONG TREE’, BY ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
張大千(1899-1983)《梧桐樹下翁》

Sold for €52,000

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Lot details

Exquisitely painted with a bearded scholar seated on a bamboo chair, wearing loose-fitting robes and a tall cap, under two blossoming wutong trees, their leaves painted in shades of blue with virtuosic skill, all above a squatting attendant fanning a small oven to prepare some tea.

China. Ink and watercolors on paper, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll.

Inscriptions: Upper right, signed ‘Zhang Daqian Yuan’, and titled ‘Scholar under a Wutong Tree’, two seals of the artist, ‘Zhang Yuan siyin’ and ‘Daqian Jushi’. Lower left, one seal.

Provenance: The Oliver Impey Collection of Modern Paintings. Oliver Impey (1936-2005) was the President of the Oriental Ceramics Society (1997-2000), a noted curator at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and a leading authority on the arts of Japan. He studied at the University of Oxford, completing his thesis while working in London at Sotheby's, where his connoisseurship and remarkable breadth of knowledge began to develop, as well as his intimate knowledge of the art trade and vigilant eye for a bargain. In 1967, he was appointed Assistant Keeper for Japanese Art at the Ashmolean, and was able, as a Sotheby's colleague put it rather bluntly, to move “straight from the whorehouse to the nunnery”. For nearly four decades, Impey was a tireless acquirer of fine objects, vastly expanding the Museum's holdings. He designed and raised the funds for a new Japanese Decorative Arts gallery to house these treasures and he also befriended several generous benefactors, who made important donations to the Museum. The respect with which he was held in Japan was marked by the award of the Koyama Fujio Memorial Prize in 1997. His personal collection contained works by major masters from Japan, China, and several other Asian countries, of which many were sold by Christie’s in Hong Kong in the late 2000s.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, creasing, soiling, small losses, minor touchups, the roller caps lost.

Dimensions: Image size 98 x 51 cm, Size incl. mounting 208 x 62.4 cm

Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally active as a guohua (traditionalist) painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. In addition, he is regarded as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. After the Communist Revolution in 1949, he left China and spent years living in South and North America, extensively touring Northern California. Zhang’s first California solo exhibition in 1967 at Stanford University attracted an opening reception crowd of a thousand. Finally, he settled in Taipei, Taiwan in 1978. During his years of wandering, he had several wives simultaneously, curried favor with influential people, and maintained a large entourage of relatives and supporters. He also kept a pet gibbon and affected the long robe and long beard of a traditional Chinese scholar.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2021, lot 1127
Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), Scholar Looking for Inspiration
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject with a similarly painted tree. Note the size (107 x 41.2 cm).



張大千(1899-1983)《梧桐樹下翁》
中國,紙本水墨設色,掛軸。梧桐樹下,老翁坐在竹椅上,身穿寬鬆長袍,頭戴高帽,一旁蹲著的小童正扇著小爐燒水,準備茶水。筆墨灑脫,工寫結合。

款識:高梧三雙玉,綠蔭如秋水,下有兀坐翁,妙在澄懷裏。爰。鈴印:張爰之印,大千居士。

來源:Oliver Impey 現代繪畫收藏。Oliver Impey (1936-2005) 曾任東方陶瓷學會會長(1997-2000),牛津阿什莫林博物館著名策展人以及日本藝術領域的權威。他曾就讀於牛津大學,在倫敦蘇富比工作期間完成了論文。在蘇富比,他的鑑賞力和非凡的知識得以發展,以及他對藝術貿易的深入了解和對交易的警惕眼光。1967 年,他被任命為阿什莫林日本藝術助理管理員。在近四十年的時間裡,Impey 孜孜不倦地收購精美物品,極大地擴大了博物館的藏品。 他為一個新的日本裝飾藝術藝廊設計並籌集了資金來收藏這些珍品。他還結交了幾位慷慨的捐助者,他們為博物館提供了重要的捐贈。 他在日本受到的尊重並於1997 年獲得小山富士夫紀念獎。他的個人收藏包括日本、中國和其他幾個亞洲國家的主要大師的作品,其中許多作品於2000年後期香港佳士得拍賣會上售出。
品相:狀況良好,有一些磨損、摺痕、污漬、小缺損、小修補、掛軸蓋丟失。

尺寸:畫面98 x 51 厘米,總208 x 62.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2021年11月30日,lot 1127
價格:HKD 275,000(相當於今日EUR 33,000
描述:張大千《桐陰覓句圖》
專家評論:比較非常相近的畫風和樹。請注意尺寸(107 x 41.2 厘米)。

 

Exquisitely painted with a bearded scholar seated on a bamboo chair, wearing loose-fitting robes and a tall cap, under two blossoming wutong trees, their leaves painted in shades of blue with virtuosic skill, all above a squatting attendant fanning a small oven to prepare some tea.

China. Ink and watercolors on paper, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll.

Inscriptions: Upper right, signed ‘Zhang Daqian Yuan’, and titled ‘Scholar under a Wutong Tree’, two seals of the artist, ‘Zhang Yuan siyin’ and ‘Daqian Jushi’. Lower left, one seal.

Provenance: The Oliver Impey Collection of Modern Paintings. Oliver Impey (1936-2005) was the President of the Oriental Ceramics Society (1997-2000), a noted curator at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and a leading authority on the arts of Japan. He studied at the University of Oxford, completing his thesis while working in London at Sotheby's, where his connoisseurship and remarkable breadth of knowledge began to develop, as well as his intimate knowledge of the art trade and vigilant eye for a bargain. In 1967, he was appointed Assistant Keeper for Japanese Art at the Ashmolean, and was able, as a Sotheby's colleague put it rather bluntly, to move “straight from the whorehouse to the nunnery”. For nearly four decades, Impey was a tireless acquirer of fine objects, vastly expanding the Museum's holdings. He designed and raised the funds for a new Japanese Decorative Arts gallery to house these treasures and he also befriended several generous benefactors, who made important donations to the Museum. The respect with which he was held in Japan was marked by the award of the Koyama Fujio Memorial Prize in 1997. His personal collection contained works by major masters from Japan, China, and several other Asian countries, of which many were sold by Christie’s in Hong Kong in the late 2000s.
Condition: Good condition with some wear, creasing, soiling, small losses, minor touchups, the roller caps lost.

Dimensions: Image size 98 x 51 cm, Size incl. mounting 208 x 62.4 cm

Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally active as a guohua (traditionalist) painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. In addition, he is regarded as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century. After the Communist Revolution in 1949, he left China and spent years living in South and North America, extensively touring Northern California. Zhang’s first California solo exhibition in 1967 at Stanford University attracted an opening reception crowd of a thousand. Finally, he settled in Taipei, Taiwan in 1978. During his years of wandering, he had several wives simultaneously, curried favor with influential people, and maintained a large entourage of relatives and supporters. He also kept a pet gibbon and affected the long robe and long beard of a traditional Chinese scholar.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 30 November 2021, lot 1127
Price: HKD 275,000 or approx. EUR 33,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Zhang Daqian (1899-1983), Scholar Looking for Inspiration
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject with a similarly painted tree. Note the size (107 x 41.2 cm).



張大千(1899-1983)《梧桐樹下翁》
中國,紙本水墨設色,掛軸。梧桐樹下,老翁坐在竹椅上,身穿寬鬆長袍,頭戴高帽,一旁蹲著的小童正扇著小爐燒水,準備茶水。筆墨灑脫,工寫結合。

款識:高梧三雙玉,綠蔭如秋水,下有兀坐翁,妙在澄懷裏。爰。鈴印:張爰之印,大千居士。

來源:Oliver Impey 現代繪畫收藏。Oliver Impey (1936-2005) 曾任東方陶瓷學會會長(1997-2000),牛津阿什莫林博物館著名策展人以及日本藝術領域的權威。他曾就讀於牛津大學,在倫敦蘇富比工作期間完成了論文。在蘇富比,他的鑑賞力和非凡的知識得以發展,以及他對藝術貿易的深入了解和對交易的警惕眼光。1967 年,他被任命為阿什莫林日本藝術助理管理員。在近四十年的時間裡,Impey 孜孜不倦地收購精美物品,極大地擴大了博物館的藏品。 他為一個新的日本裝飾藝術藝廊設計並籌集了資金來收藏這些珍品。他還結交了幾位慷慨的捐助者,他們為博物館提供了重要的捐贈。 他在日本受到的尊重並於1997 年獲得小山富士夫紀念獎。他的個人收藏包括日本、中國和其他幾個亞洲國家的主要大師的作品,其中許多作品於2000年後期香港佳士得拍賣會上售出。
品相:狀況良好,有一些磨損、摺痕、污漬、小缺損、小修補、掛軸蓋丟失。

尺寸:畫面98 x 51 厘米,總208 x 62.4 厘米

拍賣結果比較:
形制:相近
拍賣:香港佳士得,2021年11月30日,lot 1127
價格:HKD 275,000(相當於今日EUR 33,000
描述:張大千《桐陰覓句圖》
專家評論:比較非常相近的畫風和樹。請注意尺寸(107 x 41.2 厘米)。

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