XU SHIQI (1900-1993)Eagle / CalligraphyA set of 2 hanging scrolls, ink and colour on paperEagle measures 138 x 69 cm. (54 3?8 x 27 1?8 in.)Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artistFurther inscribed and signed by the artist, with three sealsDedicated to Yuming (I.M. Pei)Calligraphy measures 35.2 x 58.8 cm. (13 7?8 x 23 1?8 in.)Inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artistNOTE: A native of Yixian, Anhui province, Xu Shiqi graduated from the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts and previously studied abroad at the école des Beaux-Arts. Apart from being an educator at Nanjing Central University and Nanjing Normal University, Xu was a painter and calligrapher who was particularly skilled at flower-and-bird as well as landscape paintings.
许士骐(1900-1993)鹏程万里/书法设色纸本 立轴两幅 《鹏程万里》138 x 69 cm. (54 3?8 x 27 1?8 in.)题识:云移怒翼搏千里,气霁刚风御九秋。米海岳多景楼诗句,庚子老人许士骐写于上海。钤印:许氏、士骐书画、晚学斋又题:聿铭贤棣荣归祖国,因写鹏程万里图贻之,士骐时年八十二。钤印:许、士骐、云海松涛馆《书法》35.2 x 58.8 cm. (13 7?8 x 23 1?8 in.)题识:拂槛春风玉花浓,洛阳国色向欣荣。鲲鹏振翮亿万里,大地葱茏望暮云。怀祖国,献丹忱,用酬壮志策千军。宏图四化兴邦本,玉宇澄清盼归鸿。《鹧鸪天》拙句一阙,奉贻聿铭贤棣郢政。庚子老人许士骐未是草,时年八十有二,书于上海。钤印:许氏、士骐书画、晚学斋注:许士骐,安徽歙县人,毕业于上海美专,曾于法国巴黎美术学院留学。除了历任南京中央大学和南京师范学院教授,许士骐也是一名国画家和书法家,擅长花鸟和山水画。