Chine, Peinture / Chinese paintings

Lot 279. Gao Qifeng (1889-1933), Ferrying in the Mist. Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, signed Gao Weng, with two seals of the artist reading Gao weng yin and luan hua ai luan shi ye, with one collector's seal reading Sha Rongcun. 25 1/2 x 12 7/8in (65 x 32.5cm). Estimate: 30,000-50,000 USD. Sold for US$ 37,500 (€ 32,081). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Bonhams. CHINESE WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 10 Sep 2018, NEW YORK

Lot 258. Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Fish of Longevity and Prosperity, 1953. Ink on paper, matted, titled chang nian da gui, dedicated to Qiaowen, dated guisi (1953) and signed Baishi, with three artist's seals reading Qi Da, gui meng kan ci yu, and Huiwutang and one collector's seal. 32 x 18 1/4in (81.5 x 46cm). Estimate: 40,000-60,000 USD. Sold for US$ 47,500 (€ 40,636). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Bonhams Hong Kong, 23 November 2012, lot 713Formerly... [Lire la suite]

Lot 261. Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Horse, 1944. Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, with an artist's inscription reading jiashen zhong chun (1944, middle spring) and signed Beihong, with one artist's seal reading Donghai Wang Sun. 24 3/4 x 19 3/4in (60.8 x 50.1cm). Estimate: 50,000-70,000 USD. Sold for US$ 225,000 (€ 192,488). © Bonhams 2001-2018 Provenance: Acquired in Beijing in 1946-7 by Dr. Marshall C Balfour (1896-1976), head of the Rockfeller Foundation's Far East office,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 566. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Lotus, signed Shuren Zhang Daqian Yuan, with two seals of the artist, Zhang da qian, da qian wei yin da xing, dated guimao (1963), the second lunar month. Titleslip by Tang Hung, signed Hong, dated guimao (1963); ink on paper, hanging scroll, 101.4 by 66.4 cm. 40 by 26 1/8  in. Estimate 60,000 — 80,000.  Lot sold 200,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. The Tang Hung and Fung... [Lire la suite]

Lot 520. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Memory of Walensee, signed Yuan, dated yisi, the eighteenth date of the second lunar month (March 20, 1965), with four seals of the artist, zhang da qian chang xing da ji you ri li, zhang yuan chang shou, yi mao, da feng tang, ink on paper, mounted for framing, 27 by 114 cm. 11 1/2  by 44 3/4  in. Estimate 100,000 — 150,000.  Lot sold 225,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Sotheby's. The Tang Hung and Fung Bi-Che... [Lire la suite]

Lot 548. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Lonely scholar on autumn river, calligraphy after Yihe Ming, ink and color on gold-dusted paper, folding fan, 13.5 by 40.3 cm. 5 1/4  by 15 3/4  in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000.  Lot sold 225,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's. Painting signed Daqian jushi Yuan, dated xinmao (1951), the fifth lunar month, with a dedication to Fung Bi-che, and with three seals of the artist, fa jiang, zhang yuan, da qianCalligraphy... [Lire la suite]

Lot 521. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Invitation to visit, signed Yuan, dated renyin (1962), spring, with a dedication to Tang Hung, and two seals of the artist, ji yuan, da qian wei yin da xing, ink and color on paper, hanging scroll, 134.0 by 93.3 cm. 52 3/4  by  26  3/4  in. Estimate 200,000 — 300,000.  Lot sold 567,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's Artist's inscription: Last fall, I acquired this striking view of the Northern... [Lire la suite]

Lot 570. Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-chien) 1899-1983, Bridge to mountain temple shrouded by prismatic clouds in splashed color, signed Yuan, at the age of eighty-three sui, dated xinyou (1981), the fourth lunar month, with two seals of the artist, zhang yuan, da qian ju shi, ink and color on paper, mounted for framing, 42 by 86.7 cm. 16 1/2  by 34 1/4  in. Estimate 220,000 — 280,000.  Lot sold 915,000 USD. Courtesy Sotheby's Sotheby's. The Tang Hung and Fung... [Lire la suite]

Lot 200. A pair of polychrome stucco fresco fragments, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Height 60 1/2  in., 154 cm; Width 41 in., 104 cm. Estimate: 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 237,500 USD. © Sotheby's. each depicting a celestial deity attired in flowing robes, sashes, and ornaments, the saintly round faces painted with delicate features crowned by elaborate phoenix headdresses, with textural details picked out in gesso relief, the first, painted dancing with one arm... [Lire la suite]

Lot 200. A pair of polychrome stucco fresco fragments, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644). Height 60 1/2  in., 154 cm; Width 41 in., 104 cm. Estimate: 40,000 — 60,000 USD. Lot sold 237,500 USD. © Sotheby's. each depicting a celestial deity attired in flowing robes, sashes, and ornaments, the saintly round faces painted with delicate features crowned by elaborate phoenix headdresses, with textural details picked out in gesso relief, the first, painted dancing with one arm... [Lire la suite]