Page 98 - Chinese and Japanese Art Auction February 27 and 28th 2020 Galerie Zacke

670 | ‘MOUNTAIN LANDSCAPE’ BY LIN YUSHAN 672 | ‘CARP AND SEA BREAMS’ BY WU QINGXIA 673 | ‘YAKS’ BY WU ZUOREN (1908-1997)
(1907-2004) (1910-2008)
Dated 1978. Chinese ink on paper. Entitled, inscribed and signed,
Taiwan. Ink and color on paper. Signed and seals: “Taocheng Signed in the upper left corner with one seal. Painted in black with one seal of the artist.
sanren” and “Yushan”. Brocade mounting. Note the stark contrast watercolors on paper cleverly enhanced with shades of mauve.
between the small human figure and the endless, dominating Brocade mounting.
mountain structures. Condition: Some losses and smaller tears to edges as visible on
the images. Creasing, soiling and wear. One small repair to center
Condition: Fine condition with some wear, tiny creases and and one to edge. Please check all images at www.zacke.at as they
Condition: Fine condition with minor soiling, creasing and wear. microscopic losses here and there. show the overall condition quite well.
Provenance: From the private collection of Robert Chi Tsun, a Provenance: German private collection. Provenance: This painting is from a collection in Zagreb, Croatia,
consultant to Chiang Kai-Shek, who fled to Taiwan in 1949 and owned by a professor with a long and deep interest in Asian
later moved to Switzerland. Koller Auctions, Zurich, Switzerland, Dimensions: 104 x 39 cm (the picture) and 180 x 53 cm (the philosophy, martial and visual arts. He acquired his Chinese
auction W235AS, October 30th, 2012, lot 1162. Austrian private scroll). paintings mostly before 2000 from former Yugoslavian diplomats
collection, acquired from the above. and artists, who traveled to China when both countries enjoyed
Estimate EUR 2.000,- good relations.
Dimensions: 75 x 31.5 cm (the picture). Starting price EUR 1.000,-
Dimensions: 64 x 43 cm.
Estimate EUR 2.000,-
Starting price EUR 1.000,- Wu Zuoren (3 November 1908 – 9 April 1997) was a Chinese
painter. Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, he successfully
practiced both traditional Chinese ink painting and European oil
painting.
671 | QIAN SONGYAN (1899-1985)
Estimate EUR 3.000,-
Titled ‘A small scene from Jiangnan’ (Jiangnan xiaojing). Starting price EUR 1.500,-
Watercolors and black ink on paper. Signed ‘Qian Songyan
painted in Nanjing’ on left side in black ink. Red seal ‘Qian’.

Condition: Superb condition with one minor crease to upper left
corner. Laid down on paper.
Provenance: Old German private collection. Sold via auction at
Zacke Galleries in 2012. A Swedish private collection.
Dimensions: The mounting 45 x 57 cm, the image 25.7 x 39 cm.
A rising black mountain with a pagoda at its peak and a temple at
the bottom, in the background a lake with boats in an autumnal
landscape. Drawn in red-brown, blue, celadon and black ink, we
discover a vivid scenery, strongly impressive and in stark contrast
to the background.
Qian Songyan was one of the most important painters in modern
China. His works are found in collections of many western
museums, for example the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. In 2012,
the Art Museum of Beijing’s Fine Art Academy presented a major
solo exhibition with paintings by Qian.
Estimate EUR 1.000,-
Starting price EUR 500,-

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