CHEN WEN HSI (China 1906-Singapore 1991)

Herons

Details

CHEN WEN HSI (China 1906-Singapore 1991)
Herons
signed in Chinese, inscribed indistinctly in Chinese and stamped with artist's seal (lower left); signed again and titled (on the reverse)
colour ink on rice paper
27 x 54½ in. (69 x 138.5 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's Hong Kong, 31 October 2004, Lot 596.

Sale room notice

Dimensions should read: 54 x 27 in. (138.5 x 69 cm.)

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Lot Essay

Lot 1174 Herons by Chen Wen Hsi is an outstanding signature work of the artist, exemplifying his advanced handling of traditional ink and brush painting. The depicted herons are singular in their abstracted appearances, cascading and graceful lines running vertically down the scroll format. Drawing from eclectic pictorial conventions, Herons demonstrate how Chen Wen Hsi saw his canvas or scroll paper first and foremost as a field for composition. Lines and colours are the most essential elements to the creation of pictorial elements.

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