Lot  20 Ravenel Spring Auction 2005

Ravenel Spring Auction 2005

Nagasaki Tower

CHANG Wan-chuan (Taiwanese, 1909 - 2003)

1983

Oil on canvas

32 x 41 cm

Estimate

TWD 220,000-300,000

USD 7,100-9,700

Sold Price

TWD 259,600

USD 8,388


Signature

Signed lower right CHANG. in English and Wan in Simplified Chinese

+ OVERVIEW

In 1983, Chang Wan-chuan visited Japan together with the friends, left many precise and appropriate oil painting works. The painter draws the sturdy grass withstands strong winds near the beacon in abundant color with the skillful brush stroke in Chinese painting and calligraphy; The view that the waving grass and chirps makes the whole picture full of tension, the painter's mature brush and the hospitable warm colors fundamental key makes this works more vivid , more lively. In Chang'spainting history, using beacon of Nagasaki as the subject is very rare; therefore, this piece of work believed as the rarely masterpiece.

Related Info

The 20th Century Chinese Art

Ravenel Spring Auction 2005

Sunday, June 5, 2005, 12:00am