A Scroll of Seals
121.9 cms x 33 cms (48 ins x 13 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Fine Chinese Paintings (1st session)" held on Thu, Apr 25, 2024.
Lot 028
Lot 028
Estimate: CAD $1,500 - $2,000
Realised: CAD $4,688
Realised: CAD $4,688
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the Artist by Jean Ross Skoggard (1917-2003)
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Ink and red seal on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll. Signed Wang Qingfang, inscribed "Jin shi tong shou" with a dedication to Le Sizhen, Jean Ross Skoggard (1917-2003) with her name written in Chinese, dated the thrity-seventh year of the Republican period (1948), with an artist seal and two seals of Jean's to the end of the inscription.
The Canadian artist, Jean Ross Skoggard (1917-2003), studied Chinese painting with Mr. Wang Qingfang closely during her visit to Beijing in 1948. During this time, she and other visiting artists from around the globe met and studied with major painters of the 20th century China including Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Li Keran (1907-1989), and their fellow artists when they were teaching at the National Art School in Beiping (Guoli Beiping Yishu Zhuanke Xuexiao). The scroll features seal marks of renown 20th century Chinese artists and scholars including Li Keran (1907-1989), Lu Guangzhao (1914-2001), Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), and their students, and they were impressed during a gathering on Jean's visit in 1948. Wang Qingfang also mastered the art of seal carving, and is known for making countless seals for the renowned painter, Qi Baishi (1864-1957). Many of the impressed seals on the presented scroll are possibly carved by him.
Acquired directly from the Artist by Jean Ross Skoggard (1917-2003)
By descent to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Notes:
Ink and red seal on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll. Signed Wang Qingfang, inscribed "Jin shi tong shou" with a dedication to Le Sizhen, Jean Ross Skoggard (1917-2003) with her name written in Chinese, dated the thrity-seventh year of the Republican period (1948), with an artist seal and two seals of Jean's to the end of the inscription.
The Canadian artist, Jean Ross Skoggard (1917-2003), studied Chinese painting with Mr. Wang Qingfang closely during her visit to Beijing in 1948. During this time, she and other visiting artists from around the globe met and studied with major painters of the 20th century China including Qi Baishi (1864-1957), Xu Beihong (1895-1953), Li Keran (1907-1989), and their fellow artists when they were teaching at the National Art School in Beiping (Guoli Beiping Yishu Zhuanke Xuexiao). The scroll features seal marks of renown 20th century Chinese artists and scholars including Li Keran (1907-1989), Lu Guangzhao (1914-2001), Xiao Yishan (1902-1978), and their students, and they were impressed during a gathering on Jean's visit in 1948. Wang Qingfang also mastered the art of seal carving, and is known for making countless seals for the renowned painter, Qi Baishi (1864-1957). Many of the impressed seals on the presented scroll are possibly carved by him.
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