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Qi BaiShi é??白??3 (1864-1957), Chinese ink and color painting on paper, circa 1945. Hand painted in soft colors, and vigorous strokes, fresh and lively manner, expressed nature and life, depicted flowering morning glory and a cricket, signed by artist, Qi BaiShi é??白??3 , followed by red signature seal. Other with flowering wisteria and a grasshoper, signed by artist, Qi BaiShi é??白??3 , followed by two red signature seals. Matted within creme teal silk border. This paintings are a part of a set with lot 135.
The portion of the sale will benefit a local church in Atlanta area.
Dimension (Silk):67-1/4" H x 19-1/4" W
Dimension (Painting): 53-1/4" H x 12-5/8" W
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of General Chen Qi é?3淇; (1912-2000), who styled himself as “Cangquan” (???泉and “Yuquanshanren”??‰泉?±±人), an artist, calligrapher, a prominent businessman and private antiques collector. EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries is honored and proud to offer, once again, to be the last General Chen Qi's heirloom collections including unpublished painting from Zhang DaQian, Fu BaoShi, Qi BaiShi, Huang JunBi, Wu ChangShuo, Xu BeiHong, Dong ShouPing, Dong BangDa è‘£邦è??, Li XiongCai, and many other famous artists; along with his extraordinary Chinese porcelain collections. General Chen Qi's collections can be found on Lot-128 through Lot-161 (Day 1), continuing at Lot-402 through Lot-423 (Day 2). For more information about General Chen Qi's Biography, please refer to provenance information at Lot 135. http://chen-qi.net/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_Qi_(collector)
LOT NOTES Qi Baishi (1864-1957) was one of the most well-known contemporary Chinese painters. His original name is Qi Huang and style name Weiqing. Baishi ("white stone") is one of his pseudonyms. Some of Qi's major influences include the Ming Dynasty artist Xu Wei and the early Qing Dynasty painter Zhu Da. The subjects of his paintings include almost everything, commonly animals, scenery, figures, vegetables, and so on. In his later years, many of his works depict mice, shrimps, or birds. Qi Baishi is particularly known for painting shrimps. Born to a peasant from Xiangtan, Hunan, Qi became a carpenter at fourteen, and it was largely through his own efforts that he became adept at the arts of poetry, calligraphy, painting, and seal-carving. In his forties, Qi Baishi began traveling and looking for more inspiration. He came upon the Shanghai School, which was very popular at the time, and met Wu Changshuo who then became another mentor to him and inspired a lot of his works. Another influence of Qi Baishi came about fifteen years later, as Qi became close to Chen Shizeng after he settled down in Beijing. Qi Baishi theorized that "paintings must be something between likeness and unlikeness." His prodigious output reflects a diversity of interests and experience, generally focusing on the smaller things of the world rather than the large landscape. Shrimp, fish, crabs, frogs, insects, and peaches were his favorite subjects. Using heavy ink, bright colors, and vigorous strokes, he created works of a fresh and lively manner that expressed his love of nature and life. In 1953 Qi Baishi was elected to the president of the Association of Chinese Artists. He was active to the end of his long life and served briefly as the honorary president of the Beijing Academy of Chinese Painting, which was founded in May, 1957. He died in Beijing on September 16, 1957.
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品相报告
Over all in EXCELLENT Condition. Natural imperfection on the medium (paper or silk), regardless from any major damages; includes light blooms, discoloration and minor fading. Consider normal due to the ages.
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