Lot 67
Échos lumineux
CHU Teh-chun (Chinese-French, 1920 - 2014)
1989
Oil on canvas
97 x 130 cm
Estimate
TWD 6,000,000-7,000,000
HKD 1,416,100-1,652,100
USD 181,700-211,900
Sold Price
TWD 11,564,000
HKD 2,791,214
USD 358,407
Signature
ILLUSTRATED:
Chu Teh-chun, Editions del'Education du Hebei, Shijiazhuang, 2005, color illustrated, p. 27
+ OVERVIEW
Moving to Par i s could be the mos t important event in the long span of Chu's artistic career, there were many schools of Western abstract paintings since the late '50s, and many of them were influenced by eastern philosophies. Chu went to Paris with his profound Eastern thinking, and absorbed the postwar Western cultures. Maybe it's due to his modest characteristics, add his later established abstract painting style some Western particularities, and this unique style is not the result of using only what he's good at.
This piece, "Échos lumineux" from 1989 is covered up with earth tones, other bright colors appear like think threads, although there's not much decorations for the color tones, but Chu given them characteristics, the color itself is a hint, abstract compositions is a measure to let the viewer imagine, When looking into his paintings, you'll have different desires for yourself, the painter is like mixer, invites the viewer to receive whatever he deploys, and the rest of the poetries came from the viewers themselves.
We may discover Chu's profound sense of nature in his every painting work, this is an essential foundation for an artist, and it is this foundation that brings each painting to life, made them emotional, passionate, and keeps pushing the artist to apropos narrate every color and shapes on the canvas.
The 20th & 21st Century Chinese Art, Korean Contemporary Art
Ravenel Autumn Auction 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007, 12:00am