Live Auction 2888Fine Chinese Modern Paintings
ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Lot 2135 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

Misty Landsape

Closed29 November 2011

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HKD 2,660,000

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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
Misty Landsape
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated last day of wuwu year (1978)
Dedicated to Fangmin and Madam Lewei
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
31 x 39.5 cm. (12 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)
20th Century

Purchased directly from the daughter of Feng Fangmin, Feng Youheng.

Specialist note

The painting was gifted to Feng Fangmin (born 1919), former editor-in-chief of the Xin Sheng Daily and a representative of the National Assembly of the Republic of China. Native of Jiangzi, he studied Economics at Fudan University, and was involved in the promotion of the arts and culture in Taiwan having migrated there in 1949. As a member and director of the Taiwan Arts and Culture Association, as well as the Taiwan Youth Writing Asociation, he encouraged creativity and writing among young people, and produced many publications, overseeing its production and occasionally contributing articles. His daughter was Zhang Daqian's secretary.