SHEN MAISHI (1891-1986), TIAN HUAN (1893-1982)
Lot 438 THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF YAN YUNTAI

SHEN MAISHI (1891-1986), TIAN HUAN (1893-1982)

MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, PINE

Closed16 September 2015

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USD 5,250

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SHEN MAISHI (1891-1986), TIAN HUAN (1893-1982)
MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE, PINE
TIAN HUAN (1893-1982)
PINE
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated the eighteenth day of the twelfth month, dingsi year (1977)
Dedicated to Yan Qingxiang and Li Huijun
Two collectors' seals: one each of Yan Qingxiang and Yan Yuntai
29 ¼ x 15 ¾ in. (74.3 x 40.3 cm.)

SHEN MAISHI (1891-1986)
MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated twelfth month, dingsi year (1977)
Dedicated to Yan Qingxiang
Two collectors' seals: one each of Yan Qingxiang and Yan Yuntai
28½ x 15¾ in. (71.9 x 40.2 cm.)

Specialist note

A native of Hubei province, Tian Huan (1893-1982) was a painter and a calligrapher. He studied in Japan between 1912 and 1919, then returned to China and settled in Shanghai, where he became an official for the city government.

A native of Huzhou, Zhejiang province, Shen Maishi (1891-1986) was a painter and calligrapher who studied literature at Shanghai Aurora University. He started painting in his youth under his mother’s influence and kept art as a passion throughout his life. While working in the Chinese Foreign Ministry, he was a part-time professor at Peking University and authored books on Chinese paintings. His works have been exhibited both in China and abroad on a numerous occasions.

This lot consists of two paintings.