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Attributed to Wu Hufan (1894-1968), a Chinese hanging scroll.…
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22-Mar-2015
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Attributed to Wu Hufan (1894-1968), a Chinese hanging scroll. Paper inscription with artist's name and dated third month, wuzi year (1948), 97 x 31 cm depicting rockwork and flowering branches (light marks to top left corner). Provenance: Ex private collection, Melbourne Christies Hong Kong, 'Fine Chinese modern paintings' 2 December 2008, Lot 1502 for another similar work by the artist. Note: Wu Hufan's work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and several other important international institutions. Wu Hufan was one of the most important experts of Chinese Art in the early 20th century. He meticulously studied the works from his family's extensive collection of Chinese paintings and calligraphy by the masters. His subjects were often the favourites of the literati for their symbolism using elements of nature, such as the ancient rockwork and gnarled branches depicted with bold brushstrokes in this painting. Reference: Clarissa von Spee, Wu Hufan: a twentieth century Art Connoisseur in Shanghai, Reimer: London, 2009.
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