£5,000
Attributed to Wu Guanzhong (China, 1919-2010)
Manners of the Hometown of Lu Xun series, circa 1985
Oil on canvas
Signed & dated bottom right in red
Framed
59 x 79cm (23" x 31")
Acquired by current owner in Hong Kong.
In 1974, Wu Guanzhong began working with ink-wash painting in addition to oil painting. In the 1980s, as his skill in that medium continued to mature, a sense of ink-wash and its charm gradually entered into his works in oil. He sought out the best possibilities of both inks and oils and their various techniques, ultimately producing a common vocabulary for communication between East and West.
Manners of the Hometown of Lu Xun, dating from 1985, is based primarily on a black and white palette. Its tendency toward a simplified, generalized freehand style shows how the artist was constantly experimenting. Wu handles his oils in an ink-wash style: large, flat areas of colour are spread with a large brush, along with horizontal sweeps and agile and continuous textural strokes, all demonstrating the fluidity of his brushwork. In 1991, he was made an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Ministry of Culture, and in 2002, he was elected Medaille des Arts et Lettres by the Academie des Beaux - Arts de l' Institut de France.
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