Christie's : Chinese 20th Century Art
Wang Huaiqing (b. 1944) Chairs in the Mirror, 1993
Lot 202. signed and dated 'Wang Huaiqing; 93' in Chinese (lower right) - oil on canvas - 131 x 143.5 cm. (51 5/8 x 56½ in.) - Painted in 1993 - Estimate: HK$1,500,000-2,000,000 (US$192,300-256,400)
Literature : Wang Huaiqing, Wang Huaiqing, Beijing, China, 2004-2005, p. 49 (illustrated)
Beijing Publishing House, Chinese Oil Painting in the 20th Century: Book Series-Volume II-2, 2000, Beijing, Chinia, p. 532. (illustrated)
Wu Dayu (1903-1988) A Young Lady Reading
Lot 206. oil on canvas - 52.5 x 38 cm. (20 1/2 x 15 in.) - Estimate: HK$1,500,000-1,800,000 (US$192,300-230,800)
Zao Wou-Ki (b. 1920) And the Earth was Without Form, 1956 - 1957
Lot 211. signed, titled and dated 'Zao Wou-ki; Et la Terre était sans forme; 56-57; 1956-1957' in Chinese, Pinyin & French (lower right)
oil on canvas - 200 x 160 cm. (78¾ x 63 in.) - Painted in 1956-1957 - Estimate: HK$15,000,000-20,000,000 (US$1,923,100-2,564,100)
Provenance : Galerie de France, Paris, France in 1950s
Literature : Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain. Documentation by Francoise Marquet, 1978, plate 57.
Jean Leymarie, Zao Wou-Ki, Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona, Spain. Documentation by Francoise Marquet, 1986, p. 103. (illustrated)
Chen Cheng-Po (1895-1947) Sunset at Danshui, 1930s
Lot 216. signed 'Chen Cheng-Po' in Chinese (lower right) - oil on canvas - 91.5 x 117 cm. (36 x 46 in.) - Painted in 1935 - Estimate on Request
Literature : Hsiung-Shih Art Magazine (Issue 100), June 1979, Taipei, Taiwan, p. 127. (illustrated)
Hsiung-Shih Art Magazine (Issue 106), December 1979, Taipei, Taiwan, p. 49. (illustrated)
Hsiung-Shih Art Book, Taiwanese Artist 2 - Chen Cheng Po, Taipei, Taiwan, 1979, pp. 74-75. (illustrated)
Independence Evening Post Publishing, Review of 40 Years Taiwan Art by Lin Hsing-Yueh, Taipei, Taiwan, 1987, pp. 36-37. (black and white documentary photo)
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Chen Cheng-Po Centennial Memorial Exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan, 1994, p. 69. (illustrated)
Chiayi City Government, National Festival of Culture and Arts Bulletin 1994, Chiayi, Taiwan, 1994, p. 57. (illustrated)
Institute of Art Studies, National Cheng Kung University, The Study on Chen,Cheng-Po's Landscape Painting - Thesis by Lin Hong-Bing, Taipei, Taiwan, 1998, p. 63. (illustrated)
Hsiung-Shih Art Book, Paint!DEnthusiasm - Chen Cheng Po, Taipei, Taiwan, 2000, p. 117. (illustrated)
Hsiung-Shih Art Book, Landscape & Heart - Modern Taiwan Art (Vol. 1), Taipei, Taiwan, p. 167. (illustrated)
Tzuen Tsae International Art Co. Ltd., Chen Cheng Po Art Treasures Collection, Taipei, Taiwan, 2005, p. 110. (illustrated)
Exhibitions : Taipei, Taiwan, Taiwan Education Association Building, 1st Art Exhibition organized by Tai Yang Art Society, May, 1935.
Taipei, Taiwan, Taiji Gallery, Offcial Art Exhibition in Taiwan During the Japanese Occupation, March, 1979.
Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei Fine Arts Museum,Chen Cheng-Po Centennial Memorial Exhibition, August 6 - October 31, 1994, p. 69. (illustrated)
Sanyu (1901-1966) Chrysanthemums with Green Leaves, 1929
Lot 217. signed and dated 'Yu; Sanyu; 1929' in Chinese & French (lower right) - oil on canvas - 81.5 x 45 cm. (32 x 17¾ in.) - Painted in 1929 - Estimate: HK$ 8,000,000-12,000,000 (US$ 1,025,600 - 1,538,500)
Provenance : Mr. Henri - Pierre Roché, Paris, France
Literature : Artist Publishing Co., Overseas Chinese Fine Arts Series - Sanyu, Taipei, Taiwan, 1995, plate 45.
Lin & Keng Art Inc., Sanyu Catalogue Raisonne: Oil Paintings, Taipei, Taiwan, 1997. p. 253. (illustrated)
Sanyu (Chang Yu, 1901-1966) Wild Chrysanthemums in a White Baluster Vase, 1931
Lot 218. signed and dated 'Yu; Sanyu; 1931' in Chinese & French (lower left) - oil on canvas - 73 x 50 cm. (28¾ x 19¾ in.) - Painted in 1931 - Estimate: HK$4,500,000-5,500,000 (US$576,900-705,100)
Provenance : Mr. Henri - Pierre Roché, Paris, France
Christie's. Chinese 20th Century Art. 25 November 2007, Wanchai, Hong Kong





