LÜ CANMING (1892-1963)
Lot 1644PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WU BALING (LOTS 1639-1648)

LÜ CANMING (1892-1963)

Walking Up a Mountain

Fermé27 November 2017

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LÜ CANMING (1892-1963)
Walking Up a Mountain
Folding fan, ink and colour on paper
18 x 41 cm. (7 1/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated guisi year (1953)
Dedicated to Baling
Calligraphy on the reverse inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dedicated to Baling

SPECIALIST’S NOTE: Wu Baling (1904-1976) was born in Nanhai, Guangdong, studio name “Viewing the Moon Pavilion”. The founder of the Yung Sheh Hiking Club, he joined the 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 the covers of his publications, and befriended many Hong Kong artists, including Zhou Qianqiu (1910-2006), Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998), Huang Bore (1901-1968) among others. Wu often joined their literary gatherings and received many works from them.

Lü Canming, born in Heshan, Guangdong, studied in Foshan and learned painting fundamentals and theories. Opened Hong Xue Zhai Paintings and Antique Shop in Guangzhou. He migrated to Hong Kong in 1948, and joined Gengyin Painting Society along with Feng Kanghou (1901-1983), Pu Ru (1896-1963), Huang Junbi (1898-1991), Li Yanshan (1898-1961) and Zhao Shao’ang (1905-1998). He was the father of artist Lui Shou-Kwan (1919-1975), the father of “New Ink Painting Movement” in Hong Kong.