16th Oct, 2021 10:00

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

 
  Lot 537
 

537

‘TWO BIRDS’, BY LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)
林風眠 (1900-1991)《鳥》

Sold for €6,320

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Lot details

Ink and watercolors on paper. Boldly painted with two birds perched next to each other and facing to the left, the background merely suggested by thick, vivid brushstrokes.

Inscriptions: Lower right, signed ‘Lin Fengmian’.

Provenance: A Brazilian private collector. A French collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some foxing and soiling. Browned edges where an old frame was once applied.

Dimensions: Sheet size 36 x 29 cm, size incl. frame 45 x 39.5 cm

Framed behind glass.

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: Compare a related painting (35 x 22.2 cm) by Lin Fengmian showing a single bird, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, in Fine Chinese Paintings on 5 April 2009, lot 221, sold for HKD 225,000, and another (31.2 x 36.5 cm) depicting two birds, at Beijing Cheng Xuan Auctions, in Chinese Paintings & Sculptures, on 29 October 2012, lot 623, sold for EUR 24,085 (CNY 195,500).

林風眠 (1900-1991)《鳥》
紙本設色。兩隻鳥姿態生動,有的活潑,有的呆萌。空間層次,豐厚而富變化。

款識:右下角“林風眠“

來源:巴西私人收藏;法國私人收藏,購於上述收藏。
品相:狀況良好,輕微磨損,有些起毛和污跡,曾經裝框的部位顔色變深


尺寸:畫面 36 x 29 厘米,總45 x 39.5 厘米

玻璃面裝框。

拍賣結果比較:比較一件林風眠的《獨鳥》(35 x 22.2 厘米),見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Paintings 2009年4月 5日 lot 221, 售價HKD 225,000 ;另一件兩隻鳥的 (31.2 x 36.5 厘米),見北京誠軒拍賣行Chinese Paintings & Sculptures 2012年10月29日 lot 623, 售價EUR 24,085 (CNY 195,500)。

 

Ink and watercolors on paper. Boldly painted with two birds perched next to each other and facing to the left, the background merely suggested by thick, vivid brushstrokes.

Inscriptions: Lower right, signed ‘Lin Fengmian’.

Provenance: A Brazilian private collector. A French collector, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, some foxing and soiling. Browned edges where an old frame was once applied.

Dimensions: Sheet size 36 x 29 cm, size incl. frame 45 x 39.5 cm

Framed behind glass.

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: Compare a related painting (35 x 22.2 cm) by Lin Fengmian showing a single bird, at Sotheby’s Hong Kong, in Fine Chinese Paintings on 5 April 2009, lot 221, sold for HKD 225,000, and another (31.2 x 36.5 cm) depicting two birds, at Beijing Cheng Xuan Auctions, in Chinese Paintings & Sculptures, on 29 October 2012, lot 623, sold for EUR 24,085 (CNY 195,500).

林風眠 (1900-1991)《鳥》
紙本設色。兩隻鳥姿態生動,有的活潑,有的呆萌。空間層次,豐厚而富變化。

款識:右下角“林風眠“

來源:巴西私人收藏;法國私人收藏,購於上述收藏。
品相:狀況良好,輕微磨損,有些起毛和污跡,曾經裝框的部位顔色變深


尺寸:畫面 36 x 29 厘米,總45 x 39.5 厘米

玻璃面裝框。

拍賣結果比較:比較一件林風眠的《獨鳥》(35 x 22.2 厘米),見香港蘇富比Fine Chinese Paintings 2009年4月 5日 lot 221, 售價HKD 225,000 ;另一件兩隻鳥的 (31.2 x 36.5 厘米),見北京誠軒拍賣行Chinese Paintings & Sculptures 2012年10月29日 lot 623, 售價EUR 24,085 (CNY 195,500)。

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