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Lot Essay
“ If the Impressionists had first helped Lui in moving away from the tradition, it was Turner, the great British
painter of the early nineteenth century, who led Lui into the world of modern art. Turner actually preceded the
Impressionists in the use of flickering light effects, but his concern was not in evanescent vision but in expressing
the cosmic forces of nature. Turner portrayed nature in its most dynamic and dramatic moments when it became
almost a pure rhythmic existence. This intrigued Lui greatly and, as a study, he copied Turner’s Snow Storm in
traditional Chinese media. Now Lui’s work shifted in a new direction. In Turner, he found new form, new colour
and new space which were unknown to him before.”
- Wucius Wong in Lui Shou Kwan, published by Lui Mui Sin-ping, 1979
painter of the early nineteenth century, who led Lui into the world of modern art. Turner actually preceded the
Impressionists in the use of flickering light effects, but his concern was not in evanescent vision but in expressing
the cosmic forces of nature. Turner portrayed nature in its most dynamic and dramatic moments when it became
almost a pure rhythmic existence. This intrigued Lui greatly and, as a study, he copied Turner’s Snow Storm in
traditional Chinese media. Now Lui’s work shifted in a new direction. In Turner, he found new form, new colour
and new space which were unknown to him before.”
- Wucius Wong in Lui Shou Kwan, published by Lui Mui Sin-ping, 1979