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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 12, 2021 | China Guardian HK | Hong Kong | Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art | 32 | $****** - ****** | Lotus |
Works on Paper
69 x 137.5 cm (27.17 x 54.13 in)
ink and colour on paper
Signed in Chinese with an artist's seal on middle left
If we review the paintings Lin Fengmian produced during his artistic career then with the exception of Egrets which he painted in the 1930s and is currently part of the collection of the Guangzhou Museum of Art, and rare Flying to Heaven which he made in Dunhuang in the 1950s, the majority of his paintings are almost perfectly square (68x68cm or 37x40cm), with very few large pieces. However, what is particularly interesting is that it was not until the last decade of his life in Hong Kong that Lin chose to pour out his feelings and say what was on his mind through his art. by starting making a series of 130cm and 150cm horizontal xuan paper paintings, research indicates that there were no more than 53 of these large paintings. One of these was Lotus, which was also the largest of six (69cm x 137.5cm) with a lotus flower motif. In the 1980s, the painting became part of the collection of renowned Hong Kong art collector Wang Lian Fon and was hung in the living room of his home, an indication of how much he cherished it. During his lifetime Wang collected around 80 paintings by Lin Fengmian and the two men became friends. Indeed, Wang later lent his collection to the Shanghai Art Museum, Hong Kong Arts Center and Taipei Fine Arts Museum, for exhibitions that received widespread acclaim. As this is the first time Lotus has been auctioned it is a treasure those in the know will not want to miss.
in the ‘China Paris: Retrospective Exhibition of Early French Painters' at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum in 1986, and the ‘Lin Fengmian Works Exhibition' at the Hong Kong Art Center in 1992. This time, we would like to specially thank Mr. Wong Lian Fon for the interview and the honor to present his collection.
circles. In 1978, I met Lin Fengmian through Lin's student Jin Dongfang and Wu Dirong, who was the executive secretary of Chung Kiu Chinese Products Emporium then. In 1977, Lin Fengmian moved from Shanghai to Hong Kong and lived in the attic above the Chung Kiu Department Store, where he continued to paint. At the time, Lin Fengmian was of very high stature, and was once the principal of Hangzhou Academy of Art. He was a legendary and virtuous artist, who achieved high achievements on the new path of combining Chinese and Western culture.
Ink and colour on paper
69 × 137.5 cm. 27 1/8 × 54 1/8 in.
Signed in Chinese with an artist's seal on middle left
