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Lot Essay
Su Tu (1921-2014), also known as Su Guozhong and Su Jingyi, was a native of Nan’an, Fujian Province. During the War of Resistance, Huang Yongyu, who was a teenager back then, came to the Xiamen Jimei School (founded by Mr Chen Jiageng) to study in junior high school. He later relocated with the school to Anxi, a town near Xiamen, where he spent more than two unforgettable years. While studying in Anxi, Su Tu and Huang Yongyu (also known as Huang Niu) worked together as text and art editors for the school magazine and became friends. One year, Huang Yongyu fell ill and could not return to his hometown to celebrate Chinese New Year. Su Tu brought him to his house for treatment as his family ran Chinese medicine shop. Huang Yongyu’s life was saved and he became lifelong friends with Su Tu.
In 1947, Su Tu came to Taiwan with the Nationalist government. He worked for the county government until his retirement but had long lost contact with Huang Yongyu. During this period, they both searched for each other through their mutual network, but there was no news.
In 1990, while reading the China Times, Su Tu came across an interview with Huang Yongyu, who then was a painter from China, and thought he looked like his childhood friend, so he made contact through the newspaper. Huang Yongyu soon sent the painting Reunion of Old Friends to Su Tu and arranged a reunion in Hong Kong. In 1993, after being separated for sixty years, Su Tu brought his entire family to Hong Kong to reunite with Huang Yongyu. The two friends were excited to see each other and had great conversations. Before departure, the couple and their three daughters each received an artwork from Huang Yongyu as a gift.
The works in this collection vary in subject matter and size but were all wholeheartedly painted by the artist as gifts to his close friend, representing the long-lasting friendship spanning over half a century and also reflecting the artist’s affectionate and righteous personality. The works offered this time reintroduce the story of two old friends and commemorate a great master of the art world.
In 1947, Su Tu came to Taiwan with the Nationalist government. He worked for the county government until his retirement but had long lost contact with Huang Yongyu. During this period, they both searched for each other through their mutual network, but there was no news.
In 1990, while reading the China Times, Su Tu came across an interview with Huang Yongyu, who then was a painter from China, and thought he looked like his childhood friend, so he made contact through the newspaper. Huang Yongyu soon sent the painting Reunion of Old Friends to Su Tu and arranged a reunion in Hong Kong. In 1993, after being separated for sixty years, Su Tu brought his entire family to Hong Kong to reunite with Huang Yongyu. The two friends were excited to see each other and had great conversations. Before departure, the couple and their three daughters each received an artwork from Huang Yongyu as a gift.
The works in this collection vary in subject matter and size but were all wholeheartedly painted by the artist as gifts to his close friend, representing the long-lasting friendship spanning over half a century and also reflecting the artist’s affectionate and righteous personality. The works offered this time reintroduce the story of two old friends and commemorate a great master of the art world.