Lot  665 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2021 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2021 Taipei

Appreciating Waterfall

HUANG Chun-Pi (Taiwanese, 1898 - 1991)

1967

Ink on paper, framed

88 x 39.5 cm

Estimate

TWD 120,000-240,000

HKD 34,000-67,000

USD 4,300-8,600

CNY 28,000-56,000

Sold Price

TWD 132,000

HKD 37,079

USD 4,762

CNY 30,345


Signature

Signed HUANG Chun-pi in Chinese
With three seals of the artist

+ OVERVIEW

This work assembles the best subjects of Huang Chunpi mist and waterfall. The tranquil scene throughout the work has been set up, as a cliff soars from the left. Thick dense ink has been applied to intensify the luscious vegetation. The frontal view has been partially blocked to create suspense as the viewer peeps through the outstretched branches to the waterfall, thereby extending further into a distance. To depict the mists and waterfall, Huang invented the Twelve Ways of Mist and Water. Slight trembles of the brush and light ink create a gentle waterfall. As it reaches towards the end, the mists echo with those above in the distant hills, forming a humid heavenly scene. Rocks on the sides were created with swift axe-cun and straight cun, creating a stark contrast with the elusiveness of the mist. Located on the top is a scholar in a kiosk observing this natural wonder, accompanied by the viewer. Hence Huang has depicted not only a magnificent landscape, but also the scholarly pleasure of embracing Nature.
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Refined Brushwork:Ink Paintings & Works of Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2021 Taipei

Saturday, December 4, 2021, 1:30pm