LI KERAN (1907-1989)
Lot 1548

LI KERAN (1907-1989)

Bridge at Meishan

Closed2 June 2015

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HKD 4,600,000

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LI KERAN (1907-1989)
Bridge at Meishan
Entitled and signed, with three seals of the artist
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
46 x 51.5 cm. (18 1/8 x 20 1/4 in.)
20th Century

Specialist note

Li Keran considered his eight month travels in 1956 to be one of the most arduous yet most fulfilling in contrast to other times. It resulted in the most number of works created despite the difficult conditions and he created over two hundreds sketches, discernably of a more sophisticated quality than his works in 1954; Liang Shaojun believed that Li's signature landscape pieces of a full landscape and dense brushwork really began to take form during this period.
Having created Bridge at Meishan and other works during this period, one notices the heavy use of colour contrast and layering effects in its creation - in this work, the denseness of the trees is not overbearing and instead creates pockets of light that is directed to the bridge and waterfall below, exuding a light and carefree atmosphere.