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No. 54 La montagne lavée par la pluie (No. 54 the Mountain Washed by the Rain)
Details
CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, 1920-2014)
No. 54 La montagne lavée par la pluie (No. 54 the Mountain Washed by the Rain)
signed in Chinese and signed ‘CHU TEHCHUN’ (lower left);
signed and titled in Chinese; signed, titled and dated ‘CHU TEH-CHUN 1960 No.54 “La montagne lavée par la pluie”’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
92 x 65 cm. (36 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.)
Painted in 1960
No. 54 La montagne lavée par la pluie (No. 54 the Mountain Washed by the Rain)
signed in Chinese and signed ‘CHU TEHCHUN’ (lower left);
signed and titled in Chinese; signed, titled and dated ‘CHU TEH-CHUN 1960 No.54 “La montagne lavée par la pluie”’ (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
92 x 65 cm. (36 1/4 x 25 5/8 in.)
Painted in 1960
Provenance
Legendre Gallery, Paris
Private collection
Christie’s Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, Lot 8
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Private collection
Christie’s Hong Kong, 24 November 2012, Lot 8
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Hebei Education Press, Chu Teh-Chun, Hebei, China, 2005 (illustrated, plate 25, p. 74).
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Further Details
The authenticity of the artwork has been confirmed by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun (https://chu-teh-chun.org), Geneva.
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Chu Teh-Chun and will be included in the artist’s catalogue raisonné prepared by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun.
This work is referenced in the archive of the Fondation Chu Teh-Chun and will be included in the artist’s catalogue raisonné prepared by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun.
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