10th Mar, 2023 10:00
TWO-DAY AUCTION - Fine Chinese Art / 中國藝術集珍 / Buddhism & Hinduism
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‘PARAKEET’, BY REN YI (1840-1896)
任頤 (1840-1896)《花鳥》
Sold for €7,800
including Buyer's Premium
China. Ink and watercolors on fine silk, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Painted in vivid brushstrokes with a blue and gray parakeet perched on a blossoming prunus branch, the face with large eyes looking upwards and a distinct, orange beak.
Inscriptions: Bottom right, signed ‘Ren Yi xie’. One seal of the artist. The scroll inscribed to the exterior, ‘Ren Yi, painting of a bird and flower’, and with a label, ‘Guangdong Province. Antique Store. China.’, with inventory number ‘painting 340’, artist name ‘Ren Bonian’, size ‘29 x 29 cm’, and describing the piece as ‘a painting of a bird and flower’.
Provenance: Guangdong trade. An Austrian private collection, assembled in the 1970s, acquired from the above. Thence by descent.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little soiling, and few creases.
Dimensions: Image size 29.6 x 29.6 cm, Size incl. mounting 124 x 38 cm
Ren Yi (1840-1896), also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 moved to Shanghai, where he was exposed to Western thinking. He became a member of the Shanghai School which fused popular and traditional styles. Ren Yi ranked with Ren Xiong, Ren Xun, and Ren Yu as the Four Rens. He was noted for his bold brushstrokes, as seen in the present work, and sparse yet distinct use of color. In his earlier career, his artwork was influenced by Song Dynasty painters, but later on, he favored a freer style influenced by the works of Zhu Da (died 1705), also known as Bada Shenren, a noted late Ming to early Qing painter.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Wooley & Wallis Salisbury, 15 November 2022, lot 398
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Parrot and peach blossom, Ren Yi (1840-1896)
Expert remark: Note the similar size (25 x 23 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2011, lot 2059
Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Flowers and Birds, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian 1840-1895)
Expert remark: Note the only slightly larger size (31.5 x 31.7 cm)
任頤 (1840-1896)《花鳥》
中國，絹本水墨設色，掛軸。筆觸生動，描繪了一隻藍灰色的長尾小鸚鵡棲息在桃樹上。
款識：任頤寫；鈴印：頤印
來源：廣東古玩交易；奧地利私人收藏，建立於上世紀七十年代，購於廣東，保存至今。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損、汙跡和摺痕。
尺寸：畫面29.6 x 29.6 釐米, 總 124 x 38 釐米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：Wooley & Wallis Salisbury，2022年11月15日，lot 398
價格：GBP 10,000（相當於今日EUR 12,500）
描述：任頤 (1840-1896) 《鸚鵡和桃花》
專家評論：請注意相似的尺寸(25 x 23毫米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2011年11月29日，lot 2059
價格：HKD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 14,500）
描述：任頤(1840-1895) 《花鳥》
專家評論：請注意尺寸稍大(31.5 x 31.7毫米)。
China. Ink and watercolors on fine silk, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Painted in vivid brushstrokes with a blue and gray parakeet perched on a blossoming prunus branch, the face with large eyes looking upwards and a distinct, orange beak.
Inscriptions: Bottom right, signed ‘Ren Yi xie’. One seal of the artist. The scroll inscribed to the exterior, ‘Ren Yi, painting of a bird and flower’, and with a label, ‘Guangdong Province. Antique Store. China.’, with inventory number ‘painting 340’, artist name ‘Ren Bonian’, size ‘29 x 29 cm’, and describing the piece as ‘a painting of a bird and flower’.
Provenance: Guangdong trade. An Austrian private collection, assembled in the 1970s, acquired from the above. Thence by descent.
Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little soiling, and few creases.
Dimensions: Image size 29.6 x 29.6 cm, Size incl. mounting 124 x 38 cm
Ren Yi (1840-1896), also known as Ren Bonian, was a painter and son of a rice merchant who supplemented his income by doing portraits. He was born in Zhejiang, but after the death of his father in 1855 moved to Shanghai, where he was exposed to Western thinking. He became a member of the Shanghai School which fused popular and traditional styles. Ren Yi ranked with Ren Xiong, Ren Xun, and Ren Yu as the Four Rens. He was noted for his bold brushstrokes, as seen in the present work, and sparse yet distinct use of color. In his earlier career, his artwork was influenced by Song Dynasty painters, but later on, he favored a freer style influenced by the works of Zhu Da (died 1705), also known as Bada Shenren, a noted late Ming to early Qing painter.
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Wooley & Wallis Salisbury, 15 November 2022, lot 398
Price: GBP 10,000 or approx. EUR 12,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Parrot and peach blossom, Ren Yi (1840-1896)
Expert remark: Note the similar size (25 x 23 cm)
Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 November 2011, lot 2059
Price: HKD 87,500 or approx. EUR 14,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: Flowers and Birds, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian 1840-1895)
Expert remark: Note the only slightly larger size (31.5 x 31.7 cm)
任頤 (1840-1896)《花鳥》
中國，絹本水墨設色，掛軸。筆觸生動，描繪了一隻藍灰色的長尾小鸚鵡棲息在桃樹上。
款識：任頤寫；鈴印：頤印
來源：廣東古玩交易；奧地利私人收藏，建立於上世紀七十年代，購於廣東，保存至今。
品相：狀況極好，輕微磨損、汙跡和摺痕。
尺寸：畫面29.6 x 29.6 釐米, 總 124 x 38 釐米
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：Wooley & Wallis Salisbury，2022年11月15日，lot 398
價格：GBP 10,000（相當於今日EUR 12,500）
描述：任頤 (1840-1896) 《鸚鵡和桃花》
專家評論：請注意相似的尺寸(25 x 23毫米)。
拍賣結果比較：
形制：相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2011年11月29日，lot 2059
價格：HKD 87,500（相當於今日EUR 14,500）
描述：任頤(1840-1895) 《花鳥》
專家評論：請注意尺寸稍大(31.5 x 31.7毫米)。
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