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WANG XUETAO (1903-1982) According to the inscription by the artist, the painting was created for
Vegetable, Fruit and Sea Life, 1950 the North China Agriculture Fair (華北物資交流展覽會). The Chinese
Mounted for framing, ink and color on paper, inscribed by the artist government sponsored several agriculture fairs from 1950 to 1952 in
noting the painting was produced for Huabei Wuzi Jiaoliu Zhan, dated Tianjin and other cities. The purpose of these fairs was to encourage
gengyin (1950), and signed Xuetao, with two artist’s seals reading trade between urban centers and rural regions to stimulate the post-
Wang Xuetao yin and Wulou Shanzhuang. war economic recovery. This large size work exemplified a range of
36 x 69in (91.5 x 175.2cm) products, from vegetables to seafood, typical of the goods selling at
an agriculture fair.
$25,000 - 40,000
王雪濤 瓜果蔬菜水產圖 設色紙本 鏡片

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