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FROM THE LEE FAMILY COLLECTION 李氏家族珍藏 (LOTS 43 - 60)

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Ira Condit Lee (1904-1992) and Minnie Fong Lee (1908-1992) were 43
both American-born Chinese. Ira Lee developed an early interest in
Chinese art when he worked in an antiques store while a student at UC YU YOUREN (1879-1964)
Berkeley in the 1920’s. The couple’s interest in art developed further Calligraphy
when they became related by marriage to the artist Zhang Shuqi (1900-
1957). In the 1940’s, Ira Lee wrote for the Shanghai Mercury and later Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
became White House correspondent for the Chinese News Agency. 13 º x 26 Ω in. (33.5 x 67.4 cm.)
In 1950, he joined the Central Intelligence Agency and in 1957 the Inscribed with a poem and signed, with one seal of the artist
couple were posted to Taipei. In Taiwan between 1957 and 1968, Ira Dedicated to Qunyue and Madame Xueqiu (Ira and Minnie Fong Lee)
and Minnie Lee cultivated a large group of friends among intellectuals,
artists, and political fgures, among whom are the artists represented in $14,000-18,000
this offering.
PROVENANCE
李群越 （1904-1992） 方雪球（1908-1992）夫婦二人皆是美籍亞裔。李
群越自二十年代在加州大學伯克利分校的古玩店工作後便對中國藝術 Acquired directly from the artist.
產生了濃厚的興趣。婚後夫婦二人交好張書旗（1900-1956），也因此對
於藝術的追求也因此進一步昇華。四十年代時李群越為《大美晚報》撰 于右任 書法 水墨紙本 鏡框
寫文章，後代表新華社就職於白宮通訊員。五十年代他加入中情局，夫 題識：
婦二人被拍派遣去台北。 1957到1958年間，夫婦二人在台灣結交了無數 中歲頗好道，晚家南山陲。
知識分子、藝術家、政治人物，其中包括了這件拍品的作者。 興來每獨往，勝事空自知。
行到水窮處，坐看雲起時。
偶然值林叟，談笑無還期。
錄王維詩。群越雪球賢伉儷，于右任。
鈐印：右任
來源：直接得自畫家本人。

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