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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF WALTER HAHN
WALTER HAHN舊藏 (LOTS 31-36)

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Walter Hahn (1927-2017) was an innovative and heralded artist, Walter Hahn（1927-2017）是一位獨具創新力的先驅藝術家。
who was awarded the Prix de Rome in 1955 for his oil paintings. 1955年，他的油畫作品獲得了羅馬大獎。 1950年代，他對亞洲
In the 1950s, he became deeply interested in and inspired by Asian 藝術產生了濃厚興趣並從中汲取諸多靈感。他學習傳統書法和
art, studying traditional calligraphy and painting, and exhibiting 繪畫，並且在世界範圍內參加日本茶道器具展覽。 Hahn先生
internationally as a maker of tea scoops for the Japanese Tea 頻繁出入亞洲地區。他也是最早一批以藝術代表身份進入中國
Ceremony (Chashaku). Mr. Hahn traveled extensively throughout 的美國人。此後他時常帶領藝術學習團體來中國遊覽，參觀藝
Asia and was among the frst Americans to travel to China as 術院校。他收藏了諸多中國傳統畫作和現代畫作，並和很多藝
a member of a U.S. artistic delegation. He continued to visit 術家成為好友。在紐約時，他曾是王季遷的學生，也是王方宇
through the years, often while leading art-focused study groups. 的朋友。
He befriended many artists, visited art institutions, and built
an extensive collection of Chinese classical and contemporary
paintings. In New York, he was a student of C.C. Wang and
friends with Wang Fangyu, among others.