Live Auction 2911Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Lot 3081

XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)

Rooster and Hen

Closed29 May 2012

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HKD 2,900,000

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XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Rooster and Hen
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated spring, twenty-seventh year (of the Republic, 1938)
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
74 x 40 cm. (29 1/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
20th Century

Directly gifted by the artist, thence by descent.

Specialist note

The original owner of this painting became friends with Xu Beihong whilst studying in France in the 1920s. He collected many of Xu's paintings upon returning to China.