Details
WU DAYU (1903-1988)
Untitled I 153; Untitled I 163; Untitled II 124; Untitled II 143; Untitled I 542; & Untitled II 129
six crayon on paper
each: 14.5 x 10 cm. (5 3/4 x 3 7/8 in.) (6)
Provenance
Lin & Keng Gallery, Taipei
Acquired from the above by the previous owner
Christie’s Hong Kong, 29 May 2011, lot 1177
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Untitled II – 143
Tim Lin & Tina Keng (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper II, Lin & Keng Gallery, Inc., Taipei, 2010 (illustrated, p. 87).
Wu Chong Li (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2016 (illustrated, p. 462).

Untitled I – 153
Tim Lin & Tina Keng (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper I, Lin & Keng Gallery, Inc., Taipei, 2010 (illustrated, p. 95).
Wu Chong Li (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2016 (illustrated, p. 94).

Untitled I – 163
Tim Lin & Tina Keng (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper I, Lin & Keng Gallery, Inc., Taipei, 2010 (illustrated, p. 100).
Wu Chong Li (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2016 (illustrated, p. 99).

Untitled I – 542
Tim Lin & Tina Keng (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, Lin & Keng Gallery, Inc., Taipei, 2010 (illustrated, p. 309).
Wu Chong Li (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2016 (illustrated, p. 264).

Untitled II – 124
Tim Lin & Tina Keng (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper II, Lin & Keng Gallery, Inc., Taipei, 2010 (illustrated, p. 76).
Wu Chong Li (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2016 (illustrated, p. 454).

Untitled II 129
Tim Lin & Tina Keng (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper II, Lin & Keng Gallery, Inc., Taipei, 2010 (illustrated, p. 80).
Wu Chong Li (ed.), Wu Da-Yu Works on Paper, The Commercial Press, Beijing, 2016 (illustrated, p. 456).
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Lot Essay

“The exceptional qualities of crayons include the capacity to add colour in detail, apply layers, create complex contrasts, and allow the medium to take the lead. Therefore, this tool has the effects of forceful change, powerful assertion, and vigorous speed. This new tool, which allows me to express colours directly from my mind, has unique characteristics that distinguish it from mediums such as pastel, oil paint, gouache, watercolour, or monochrome.” Wu Dayu

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