30th Nov, 2023 15:00
Fine Chinese & Japanese Paintings
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LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991): ‘CROW ON PINE BRANCH’
Sold for €5,200
including Buyer's Premium
China, 20th century. Ink and watercolor on rice paper. Set behind a mat and inside a wooden frame, behind glass. Boldly painted with a single crow, hunched slightly over, looking up, perched on a large pine branch with stylized pine needles protruding out of the upper right-hand register.
Inscriptions: The lower left-hand corner signed and stamped with the artist’s seal, ‘Lin Fengmian’.
Provenance: A Brazilian private collector. Accompanied by a copy of the declaration of authenticity from Gerald Markowitz, grandson of the artist Lin Fengmian, validating the work, signed, and dated, 12 July 2023.
Condition: Good condition with minor traces of wear, creases, and small tears along the margin. The frame in very good condition with only minor wear.
Dimensions: Image size 24 x 29 cm, Size incl. frame 35 x 40 cm
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting, mostly for blending Western and Chinese styles, as he was one of the earliest Chinese painters to study in Europe. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education and one of The Four Great Academy Presidents, a group of artists who were revered in the early Republic due to their effective stewardship of the art academies they presided over.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 24 October 2005, lot 927
Price: HKD 200,000 approx. EUR 38,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Lin Fengmian (1900-1991): Lone bird
Expert remark: Note the related style, the yellow beak, and the signature similarly placed. Note the similar size (35 x 35 cm).
China, 20th century. Ink and watercolor on rice paper. Set behind a mat and inside a wooden frame, behind glass. Boldly painted with a single crow, hunched slightly over, looking up, perched on a large pine branch with stylized pine needles protruding out of the upper right-hand register.
Inscriptions: The lower left-hand corner signed and stamped with the artist’s seal, ‘Lin Fengmian’.
Provenance: A Brazilian private collector. Accompanied by a copy of the declaration of authenticity from Gerald Markowitz, grandson of the artist Lin Fengmian, validating the work, signed, and dated, 12 July 2023.
Condition: Good condition with minor traces of wear, creases, and small tears along the margin. The frame in very good condition with only minor wear.
Dimensions: Image size 24 x 29 cm, Size incl. frame 35 x 40 cm
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting, mostly for blending Western and Chinese styles, as he was one of the earliest Chinese painters to study in Europe. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education and one of The Four Great Academy Presidents, a group of artists who were revered in the early Republic due to their effective stewardship of the art academies they presided over.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 24 October 2005, lot 927
Price: HKD 200,000 approx. EUR 38,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Lin Fengmian (1900-1991): Lone bird
Expert remark: Note the related style, the yellow beak, and the signature similarly placed. Note the similar size (35 x 35 cm).
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