Live Auction 2858Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
HUANG JUNBI (1898-1991)
Lot 2637

HUANG JUNBI (1898-1991)

House by the River

Closed31 May 2011

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HKD 800,000

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HUANG JUNBI (1898-1991)
House by the River
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated winter, jihai year (1959)
Dedicated to Chaoren and Ruiwen
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
68.6 x 30.5 cm. (27 x 14 in.)
20th Century

Specialist note

The dedication to Chaoran, Ruiwen denotes Huang Junbi's good friends Mr. and Mrs. Li Chaoren, whom he befriended before the war. Li was an educator and was interested in paintings and calligraphy, and was friends with artists such as Huang Junbi, Zhao Shao'ang, Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian, often receiving gifts from them in the form of paintings.