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QI BAISHI (1864-1957)
Shrimp
Hanging scroll now mounted, framed and glazed, ink on paper, signed
Baishi Laoren with two artist’s seals reading Baishi and gui meng kan
chi yu; together with a brochure from the 1964 exhibition.
41 x 13 1/2in (104 x 34.3cm) sight

$25,000 - 40,000

齊白石 蝦 水墨紙本 鏡框

Provenance:
From an important New York collection, 1967-2001, thereafter by
descent to the current owner
Grosvenor Gallery, London, 1964-1967

Exhibited and published:
Miro graphics, Calder mobiles, Ch’i Pai-shih paintings, Grosvenor
Gallery, London, 28 October–20 November 1964, no. 38

來源:
重要紐約珍藏 1967-2001, 並由後人珍藏至今
Grosvenor畫廊, 倫敦, 1964-1967

展覽及出版:
Miro graphics, Calder mobiles, Ch’i Pai-shih paintings, Grosvenor畫廊,
倫敦, 1964年10月28日–11月20日, 圗錄編號38

The 1964 London exhibition that brought together these three
twentieth century artists occurred just seven years after the death of
Qi Baishi, and was billed as “the first important exhibition of his work
in Britain”. Pairing Qi Baishi with a famous Spanish painter and an
American sculptor at the zenith of their respective careers, the gallery
made a compelling connection between three artists. The exhibition
included ninety works total, although the brochure illustrated just one
work by each artist, with the present depiction of shrimp by Qi Baishi
being the selected example for this artist’s work.

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