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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
PAPILLONS ET AMARANTE
Encre et couleur sur papier.
Signé et portant un cachet de l’artiste.
Un cachet de collectionneur.
Dimensions: 98 x 28,5 cm. (38Ω x 11º in.)
€30,000-60,000 $35,000-70,000
£27,000-53,000
PROVENANCE
Collection of Mr du Gardin, French businessman who worked
in China in the 1930s-1940s, directly acquired from the artist.
Mr du Gardin wrote on the back of the painting to immortalize
the day when he met Qi Baishi at his studio. According to
his notes, Qi Baishi explained to him that the red colour he
used was a foreign and expensive pigment and he purposely
painted two butterfies above the red fowers to add more
value to the painting. The collector was very pleased and
purchased this present painting for 30 yuans.
QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
BUTTERFLIES AND AMARANTH
齊白石 雙蝶雁來紅 設色紙本 鏡心
題識：白石
鈐印：齊大
藏印：杜嘉爾丹
註：藏家法文題裱邊，翻譯如下：這幅齊白石大師的作品在
紙上呈現了一幅活靈活現的紅花及蝴蝶。老人對我說：“紅
色顏料是進口材料，價格不菲，我再添加蝴蝶兩隻，價格要
更貴一些。”我回答說：“非常好，我願意買這兩對蝴蝶”。
我付了30元。1970年代在香港裝裱。
來源：法國藏家杜嘉爾丹（du Gardin）先生珍藏，直接購
自齊白石畫室。

(note of Mr. du Gardin on the back of the painting)

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