Lot  660 Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Landscape

CHENG SHAN-HSI (Taiwanese, 1932)

1994

Ink and colour on paper, framed

Estimate

TWD 170,000-280,000

HKD 43,000-71,000

USD 5,500-9,100

CNY 37,000-61,000

Sold Price

TWD 204,000

HKD 50,620

USD 6,455

CNY 44,736


Signature

Signed CHENG SHAN-HSI in Chinese With two seals of the artist

ILLUSTRATED: Contemporary Taiwanese Ink Painting Series: Cheng Shan- Hsi , Artist Publishing Co., Taipei, 2004, p.147

+ OVERVIEW

Broad brush was used to depict luscious greenery and distant hills under windy weather where kids were playing. From Cheng’s painting, one could easily observe Cheng’s love for kids. In terms of composition of forms, structure and colour, Cheng’s landscape paintings shows an austere depiction of his humble character. Cheng paints using calligraphy techniques. Cheng’s landscape paintings are not just a sketch of the environment, but the representation of his passion towards rural village lifestyle. Landscapes were drawn as if one could hear the sound of river and wind. Children are featured playing by the river banks, as if the artist was recording a scene frozen in its time and in its realistic form. This work was depicted with immense effort on the artist’s feelings towards the austere life of a villager.
Related Info

Refined Brushwork: Fine Chinese Paintings

Ravenel Spring Auction 2019

Saturday, June 1, 2019, 3:30pm