Lot  678 Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Taipei

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Taipei

Landscape

SHIY De-jinn (Taiwanese, 1923 - 1981)

1981

Mounted scroll, ink and color on paper

33 x 46.5 cm

Estimate

TWD 300,000-500,000

HKD 79,000-132,000

USD 10,200-16,900

Sold Price

TWD 456,000

HKD 119,372

USD 15,411


Signature

Signed upper left Shiy De-jinn and dated 1981 in Chinese
With one seal of the artist

+ OVERVIEW

“Landscape” was created when Shiy De-jinn was visiting Mr. L in Taichung just not long before he passed away. The main hue of this watercolor painting is dark grey with touches in other inks. It is enchanting to see other colors revealed in the gray hue.

Brush strokes leave flying white blanks on the paper. Shiy De-jinn pointed out the advantage of Chinese calligraphy strokes: "A stroke flies over the canvas and leaves on the picture a strip of white. The natural texture combined with countless threads shows a sense of speed and shines as a spark of light." Some red trees in the foreground not only indicate the season of this painting but also add brightness and modernness to its presentation. Watercolors figure predominantly in the work, though ink wash is also present in a sense of component of the work.

Related Info

Modern & Contemporary Asian Art

Ravenel Autumn Auction 2013 Taipei

Sunday, December 1, 2013, 2:30pm