ZHU QIZHAN (1892-1996)
Lot 1222 PREVIOUSLY FROM THE COLLECTION OF EOGHAN MURRAY MCMILLAN

ZHU QIZHAN (1892-1996)

Mountains in the Distance in Autumn

Closed27 May 2021

Price Realised

HKD 275,000

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ZHU QIZHAN (1892-1996)
Mountains in the Distance in Autumn
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
68.5 x 136.2 cm. (27 x 53 5/8 in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated winter, gengwu year (1990)

Specialist note

Eoghan Murray McMillan (1936-2001) was the managing partner of Arthur Andersen & Co’s practices in Hong Kong and the Mainland until 1993. He also served as chairman of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange and was a director of the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Clearing Corporation Ltd. from 1989 to 1992. Later on he served as a member of the managing board of Urban Renewal Authority.
Mr. McMillan has a keen interest in Chinese paintings, and he became friends with the painter Zhu Qizhan and received many works as gifts. This painting is one of them. Other works from this collection are available in Christie’s online sale, Exquisite Eye: Chinese Paintings Online on 11-26 May 2021.