Lot  194 Ravenel Spring Auction 2014 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2014 Taipei

Douce Méditation

CHU Teh-chun (Chinese-French, 1920 - 2014)

1997

Oil on canvas

80 x 100 cm

Estimate

TWD 12,000,000-22,000,000

HKD 3,069,000-5,627,000

USD 395,900-725,800

Sold Price

TWD 12,000,000

HKD 3,100,775

USD 400,133


Signature

Signed lower right CHU TEH-CHUN in Chinese and English, dated 97
Titled on the reverse "Douce MÉDiTATioN" in French, signed CHU TEH-CHUN in English and Chinese, dated 1997

+ OVERVIEW

Back in the early days, Chu Teh-chun had about twenty years of figurative creation experiences, When he was learning in Hangzhou National Academy of Art, he was affected by the atmosphere of that era, with the elements from Chinese traditional arts and the irrigation from western art trends , he lined both. Traditional Chinese paintings, classic European paintings and contemporary abstract arts all have affection on Chu's art. Music, colors, calligraphy, and lights are essential elements in his abstract paintings, he skillfully merged all these elements, from traditional Chinese poetic point of view, atoning the stiffness from western art theories, and further creates several cultural and cultivated paintings, not just a picture of a landscape or a form of abstract, Chu pushed art to a brand new region that is lively and mystic. His contributions on abstract expressionism paintings is his using graceful, mild and degage brush strokes, which brings up the life and force of nature, he poured Chinese culture spirits in his own characteristic painting language, vitalized the Chinese painting tradition.

Douce Méditation was created in 1997; Chu adopted convincing lines to paint characteristics from uncertainty, makes illusions perfect, we cannot see western transparency in the picture, but if we view from afar, we may discover certain still spots replacing each other, arranged on a plane of different degrees, Chu cleverly blended the feel of calligraphy onto the canvas, with lights and colors given, made the whole picture look alive.

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Ravenel Spring Auction 2014 Taipei

Sunday, June 1, 2014, 2:30pm