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XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Lot 1380PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MALAYSIAN COLLECTION (LOT 1380)

XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)

Rooster and Hen

Fermé28 May 2019

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HKD 2,375,000

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XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Rooster and Hen
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
103 x 33 cm. (40 ½ x 13 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated fourth month, thirtieth year (of the Republic, 1941)
Dedicated to Ruiwei

Acquired directly from the artist and thence by descent.

Note du spécialiste

The recipient of this painting, surnamed Xie, was from an established family in Penang. In 1941, Xu Beihong was in Penang to exhibit his works. Madame Xie, along with her sister, befriended the artist and commissioned a work for each of them, one of them being the present lot. Xu also painted another oil portrait for Madame Xie, but its whereabouts is unknown after the Second World War. A sketch of Madame Xie is currently in the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum in Beijing.