GAO JIANFU (1879-1951)
Lot 1615 LOTS 1615 - 1630
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING
Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong. The founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined Overseas Chinese Daily News in 1936 and was promoted to Chief Editor of the Hong Kong News section. During his tenure, he invited artists to inscribe on the cover of his publications, and befriended many Hong Kong local artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhou’s teacher Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998) and other artists. Wu often joined their meetings and received many works from them.

GAO JIANFU (1879-1951)

Calligraphy in Running Script

Closed1 December 2015

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GAO JIANFU (1879-1951)
Calligraphy in Running Script
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
33.8 x 91.5 cm. (13 ¼ x 36 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated autumn, 1950
Dedicated to Baling