Lin Fengmian_ Mu Guiying Taking Command
Yun Gee_The Last Supper
香港苏富比二十世纪中国艺术2009年春季拍卖会将于4月6日举行，整场拍卖将推出共55幅杰作，总估价约4,000万港元／500万美元*。此拍卖汇集二十世纪初著名中国艺术家之经典作品，当中8幅包括林风眠、朱沅芷、常玉、赵无极等巨匠之杰作，全由欧美藏家珍藏近半世纪，今次在本拍卖会上首度曝光，实属难得。
苏富比二十世纪中国艺术部主管李亚俐表示：「我们很荣幸能于本拍卖中，同时汇集5幅林风眠作于1950至1960年代的油画作品，全为市场首见；此外还特别搜罗丁雄泉、张义、庄哲、林寿宇等第二代优秀华人艺术家之创作，同样精彩绝伦。这次春拍经过非常精心的筹划，我相信在拍品新鲜、估价时宜、出处详实的方针下，本场拍卖将备受国际收藏家之关注及青睐，也是收藏家搜集优质罕见二十世纪中国艺术的好时机。」
本次拍卖最备受瞩目的，为「海勒夫妇私人珍藏」中一系列林风眠作品。当中作于1960年代初期的《京剧人物﹕杨门女将──穆桂英挂帅》（估价150万至200万港元，图片附上），是现今所见林风眠「戏曲人物」油画系列中，唯一的一幅三人构图作品。
另一重要拍品为朱沅芷的《最后的晚餐》（估价250至350万港元，图片附上），经历近半世纪后，现透过本次拍卖，得以在市场上首度曝光。此画是朱沅芷1930年代「钻石主义」系列中的巅峰之作。
*估价不包括买家佣金
Dear Editors,
SOTHEBY’S HONG KONG TO HOLD
20TH CENTURY CHINESE ART SPRING SALE 2009
ON 6TH APRIL
Hong Kong, March 2009 On 6th April, Sotheby’s Hong Kong 20th Century Chinese Art Spring Sale 2009 will bring together a meticulous selection of works by renowned 20th century Chinese artists. A total of 55 lots will be offered, estimated at approximately HK$40 million / US$5 million*. Highlighting the sale are 8 seminal pieces from various private European and American collections, by such prominent artists as Lin Fengmian, Zhu Yuanzhi (Yun Gee), Chang Yu (San Yu) and Zhao Wuji (Zao Wou-Ki). The sale marks their first public appearance in nearly half a century.
Lily Lee, Head of 20th Century Chinese Art Department, Sotheby’s China and Southeast Asia, said: “This well-curated auction provides an unparalleled opportunity for collectors to acquire 20th Century Chinese art masterpieces. In particular, we are very privileged to offer five superb works by Lin Fengmian from the 1950s to 1960s, alongside exceptional pieces by prominent second-generation overseas Chinese artists such as Ding Xiongquan (Walasse Ting), Zhang Yi (Cheung Yee), Zhuang Zhe (Chuang Che) and Lin Shouyu (Richard Lin). Featuring works which are fresh to the market, reasonably estimated and with excellent provenance, this sale will surely garner much interest from collectors near and far.”
Taking centre-stage is a group of significant works by Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) from The Private Collection of Monsieur and Madame Helle, including Chinese Opera Figures: Heroines of the Yangs - Mu Guiying Taking Command (est. HK$1.5-2 million). It is also the only work in the Chinese Opera series that features three figures and is therefore very rare (image attached).
Equally noteworthy is The Last Supper (est. HK$2.5-3.5 million) by Zhu Yuanzhi (Yun Gee; 1906-1963), a museum-quality painting completed in the early 1930s. Recently rediscovered, The Last Supper is an important work from the artist’s celebrated Diamondism series (image attached).
* Estimates do not include buyer’s premium
Please find the press releases are attached. Should you have further inquiry, please contact Sotheby’s Hong Kong Press Office.
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Please note the following dates for Hong Kong Spring Sales 2009:
Public Viewing: 3-7 April 2009
Auction:
4 April 2009 - The Classic Cellar from a Great American Collector
5 April 2009 - Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings
5 April 2009 - Fine Chinese Paintings
6 April 2009 - 20TH Century Chinese Art
6 April 2009 - Contemporary Asian Art
7 April 2009 - Important Watches
7 April 2009 - Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite
8 April 2009 - Eight Treasures – From a European Collection
8 April 2009 - Ming Imperial Furniture: The Biegucang Collection
8 April 2009 - Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art
Venue: Hall 3 ( New Wing) Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, HK
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