Lot 026
Ricordo di Xiang (Remember of Xiang)
HSIAO Chin (XIAO Qin) (Taiwanese, 1935 - 2023)
1983
Acrylic and Ink on canvas
129 x 202 cm
Estimate
TWD 650,000-950,000
HKD 169,000-247,000
USD 21,500-31,500
CNY 148,000-216,000
Sold Price
TWD 960,000
HKD 245,524
USD 31,311
CNY 221,709
Signature
Signed lower right Hsiao in English, Chin in Chinese and dated 1983
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Eslite Gallery, Taipei
EXHIBITED
Hsiao Chin, Studio Marconi, Milano, Nov. 17, 1988 - Jan. 15, 1989
ILLUSTRATED
Hsiao Chin, Mazzotta, Milano, 1988, illustrated
PROVENANCE
Acquired from Eslite Gallery, Taipei
EXHIBITED
Hsiao Chin, Studio Marconi, Milano, Nov. 17, 1988 - Jan. 15, 1989
ILLUSTRATED
Hsiao Chin, Mazzotta, Milano, 1988, illustrated
+ OVERVIEW
Hsiao Chin moved to Taiwan with his family in the late 1940s. In 1956, he participated in and co-founded the Ton Fan Art Group in Taipei with Huo Gang, Hsia Yan, Wu Hao, Hsiao Ming-hsien, Chen Daoming, Li Yuan-chia, and Ouyang Wenyuan. They were known as the "Eight Bandits" and aimed to break the bondage of social realism in art and find inspiration from contemporary Western experimental forms and personal expression. Hsiao Chin's abstract paintings incorporate traditional Chinese techniques and European modernist painting methods, reflecting rich contemplative experiences. His works are now held in the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth. The abstract painting "Ricordo di Xiang" by Hsiao Chin, is a two-meter-long banner composition in shades of red, black, and white, with a simple and concise overall atmosphere, conveying the metaphysical concept of Eastern abstraction, and expressing the inner meaning of Zen.
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