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PROPERTY OF A DISTINGUISHED
PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
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ZHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)
AND XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)

FLOWERS AND ROCK

Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper.
Inscribed with a poem and signed by
Zhang Daqian, with two seals.
Dedicated to Zhuxi. Inscribed and signed
by Xu Beihong, with
one seal.
Dedicated to Zhuxi.
33 º x 17 √ in. (84.5 x 45.5 cm. )

£30,000-50,000 $39,000-65,000
€35,000-57,000

PROVENANCE

The collection was lovingly amassed in a
relatively short time, between 1956 and
1959. The collectors, who were diplomats
stationed in Beijing, recall fondly their
nearly daily trips to antique markets
and dealers in Beijing, which led to a
long-lasting and reliable cooperation.
The collectors, who were drawn by every
aspect of Chinese culture, spent all their
free time learning about China, collecting
art and also learning to paint in the
Chinese tradition.

張大千/徐悲鴻 花石圖 設色紙本 立軸

張大千題識：
臨波照晚妝，猶怯胭脂濕。
試問畫眉人，此意何消息。
偶憶白陽有此，為朱溪道兄擬之並求正謬。
蜀人張爰。
鈐印： 大千居士、阿爰
徐悲鴻題識：
朱溪先生又命補石竹，知不免續貂之誚也。
悲鴻。
鈐印： 一粟齋

來源:歐洲重要私人珍藏,主要於1956年至
1959年間集得。藏家原為駐北京之歐洲外
交官，鍾情藝術，於北京古玩字畫界流連忘
返，與藝術界及收藏界人士均結下深厚友
誼。藏家對中國文化情有獨鍾，在閒暇中學
習中國歷史，中國畫及收集藝術品。

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