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Formerly in the Collection of Wang Fangyu and Sum Wai (Lots 1072-1075)
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lotus
Details
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lotus
Scroll, mounted on cardboard and framed, ink and colour on paper
51 x 38 cm. (20 1/8 x 15 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Fangyu and Madam Shen Hui (Sum Wai)
Lotus
Scroll, mounted on cardboard and framed, ink and colour on paper
51 x 38 cm. (20 1/8 x 15 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dedicated to Fangyu and Madam Shen Hui (Sum Wai)
Further Details
The esteemed scholar, collector, and artist Wang Fangyu (1913-1997), born in Beijing, began training in calligraphy from a young age. He had an illustrious academic career in the United States, where he was professor of Chinese language and literature at Yale and later Seton Hall University. United by a shared passion for art and connoisseurship, Wang forged a close friendship with Zhang Daqian. Together with his wife Sum Wai (1918-1996), Wang meticulously assembled the largest and most significant private collection of Bada Shanren’s works. This unparalleled collection served as the cornerstone for Wang Fangyu’s pioneering scholarship, establishing him as a foremost authority on Bada Shanren today. His co-authored monograph on Qi Baishi in 1979, alongside Hsu Kai-yu, remains a seminal work in the field. Wang’s own abstract calligraphy exudes dynamism and poetry, injecting fresh vitality into the tradition of calligraphy.
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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings
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