Floating Mountain
77.47 cms x 55.88 cms (30.5 ins x 22 ins)
Signed lower right, titled lower left, editioned lower centre, unframed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian And International Prints" held on Sat, May 16, 2020.
Lot 17
Lot 17
Estimate: CAD $3,800 - $4,800
Realised: CAD $1,180
Realised: CAD $1,180
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
From the Commonwealth Print Portfolio, produced in conjunction with the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. The exclusivity of this print is emphasized by the statement which accompanied the portfolio : This project was organized by the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta on the occasion of the XI Commonwealth Games1978 in Edmonton, Canada. This portfolio is a gift from the Commonwealth Games Foundation to the Nationa; Gallery of each of the 48 participating countries.' Neither the portfolio nor the prints were offered for public sale - 55 went to Commonwealth member countries and 10 to dignitaries and institutions including the Commonwealth Institute (London), the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta.
Notes:
Liu Kuo-Sung (Liu Guosong) was born in 1932 in Anhui Province, China. He moved to Taiwan in 1949 with the National Revolutionary Military Orphan School. He is recognized as one of the earliest and most important practitioners of modern Chinese painting, merging western techniques with Eastern traditions to create contemporary work. In 1957 Lui founded Taiwan's 'Wuyue Huahui (Fifth Moon Group)', a group of artists at the forefront of the modern Chinese art movement, meshing classical themes with modern abstraction techniques. His work is widely collected, including by the Art Institute of Chicago, Palace Museum (Beijing), the British Museum (London) and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
From the Commonwealth Print Portfolio, produced in conjunction with the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta. The exclusivity of this print is emphasized by the statement which accompanied the portfolio : This project was organized by the Department of Art and Design at the University of Alberta on the occasion of the XI Commonwealth Games1978 in Edmonton, Canada. This portfolio is a gift from the Commonwealth Games Foundation to the Nationa; Gallery of each of the 48 participating countries.' Neither the portfolio nor the prints were offered for public sale - 55 went to Commonwealth member countries and 10 to dignitaries and institutions including the Commonwealth Institute (London), the Edmonton Art Gallery and the University of Alberta.
Notes:
Liu Kuo-Sung (Liu Guosong) was born in 1932 in Anhui Province, China. He moved to Taiwan in 1949 with the National Revolutionary Military Orphan School. He is recognized as one of the earliest and most important practitioners of modern Chinese painting, merging western techniques with Eastern traditions to create contemporary work. In 1957 Lui founded Taiwan's 'Wuyue Huahui (Fifth Moon Group)', a group of artists at the forefront of the modern Chinese art movement, meshing classical themes with modern abstraction techniques. His work is widely collected, including by the Art Institute of Chicago, Palace Museum (Beijing), the British Museum (London) and the Hong Kong Museum of Art.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.