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LOTS 714 – 715PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED PRIVATE NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTION
LIU KUO-SUNG (LIU GUOSUNG, B. 1932)
Solar Eclipse
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LIU KUO-SUNG (LIU GUOSUNG, B. 1932)
Solar Eclipse
A pair of hanging scrolls
Ink and colour on paper
Each scroll measures 183.5 x 46.5 cm. (72 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1973
Solar Eclipse (Lot 714), a superbly preserved work painted in 1973, is a remarkable example of Liu’s Space series, begun in 1968. Inspired by astronaut William Anders’ photograph ‘Earthrise’, taken on the Apollo 8 Mission, Liu attempts to capture the passing of time, indicated by the various phases of a solar eclipse painted in brilliantly coloured pigments. His broad, abstract brushstrokes represent the landmasses and oceans of the Earth as they are transformed through the phases of an eclipse.
Solar Eclipse
A pair of hanging scrolls
Ink and colour on paper
Each scroll measures 183.5 x 46.5 cm. (72 1/4 x 18 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1973
Solar Eclipse (Lot 714), a superbly preserved work painted in 1973, is a remarkable example of Liu’s Space series, begun in 1968. Inspired by astronaut William Anders’ photograph ‘Earthrise’, taken on the Apollo 8 Mission, Liu attempts to capture the passing of time, indicated by the various phases of a solar eclipse painted in brilliantly coloured pigments. His broad, abstract brushstrokes represent the landmasses and oceans of the Earth as they are transformed through the phases of an eclipse.
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