Lot  635 Ravenel Spring Auction 2023 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2023 Taipei

Red Bamboo with a Spider

PU Hsin-yu (Taiwanese, 1896 - 1963)

Ink and colour on paper, framed

33 x 56 cm

Estimate

TWD 190,000-300,000

HKD 49,000-78,000

USD 6,300-9,900

CNY 43,000-68,000

Sold Price

TWD 600,000

HKD 153,453

USD 19,569

CNY 138,568


Signature

Signed Hsin-yu in Chinese
With two seals of the artist

EXHIBITED
"A Study on the Art of Pu Shin-Yu- The Compilation of the Research and the Exhibition Catalogue", Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, 11 July, 1992 - 23 August, 1992
"Paintings by Pu Hsin-Yu", National Taiwan Normal University Art Gallery, Taipei, 27 February, 2021 - 3 March, 2021

ILLUSTRATED
A Study on the Art of Pu Shin-Yu- The Compilation of the Research and the Exhibition Catalogue, Taiwan Museum of Art, Taichung, 1992, p. 216
Paintings by Pu Hsin-Yu, My Humble House Co., Ltd., Taipei, 2021, p. 147

+ OVERVIEW

Red bamboo is a classical subject matter among scholars such as Su Shi of Northern Song. He painted bamboo with a few strokes at leisure. This painting was created by Pu on a paper showing qualities of the brush. The stem was sketched with wet ink, while the leaves were completed with swift cursive strokes on dry brush. The branches were completed with seal script. The downward dropping leaves were swiftly painted with strength. Pu Hsin-yu excelled in painting with gongbi strokes. By adding the spider and its web in between the bamboo, the composition brings the focus to the center, balancing the scattered bamboo leaves. Spiders were considered as a blessing, enhancing the message brought by the red bamboo. From this work, Pu respected traditions while bringing realistic nature to the paper panel and displayed the artist’s exceptional skills as an ink master.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2023 Taipei

Saturday, June 3, 2023, 1:00pm