Estimate
TWD 1,600,000-2,600,000
HKD 380,000-618,000
USD 49,000-79,700
Sold Price
TWD 3,600,000
HKD 861,244
USD 110,837
Signature
With one seal of the Artist
+ OVERVIEW
Ever since his involvement in the establishment of the Fifth Moon Group art association in 1956, leading modern Chinese landscape painter Liu Kuo-sung has continued to develop innovative new techniques and new subject matter. Liu has succeeded in creating a perfect fusion of the key characteristics of traditional Chinese landscape painting and traditional Chinese cosmology with Western abstract art; in doing so, he has developed a brand-new, metaphysical modern landscape painting style which has proved immensely popular with art-lovers both in Taiwan and overseas; Liu’s work can now be found in the collections of more than 80 leading art museums and galleries throughout the world. The influence of Liu’s artistic vision and creative ethos has gradually spread through his writings, exhibitions, lectures and teaching, winning plaudits from academics, art critics and collectors alike. In 2013, Shandong Provincial Museum established a Liu Kuo-sung Modern Ink Brush Painting Gallery with a display area of approximately 1,000 square meters, which hosts permanent exhibitions of works from different periods in Liu’s career. It is noteworthy that an ink brush artist who grew up and trained in Taiwan now stands at the pinnacle of the modern Chinese ink brush painting scene. Examination of the performance of Liu’s works at auction in recent years suggests that Liu is following in the footsteps of Zao Wou-ki and Chu Teh-chun by emerging as an important target for collectors. Liu has been selected into the member of American Academy of Arts and Scences in 2016, he once again made a new milestone to his career life.
Modern & Contemporary Asian Art
Ravenel Spring Auction 2016 Taipei
Sunday, June 5, 2016, 2:00pm