Name: WANG GONGZHU (1923-2007)
Brand: Grapes
Price: 600.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

WANG GONGZHU (1923-2007)
Grapes
Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and color on paper
32 ¼ x 14 ½ in. (81 x 37 cm.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with three seals of the artist
Dated mid-autumn, yichou year (1985)

Howard H.S. Chao (1920-2012), a well-known journalist in China and Japan and professor at Yale University.

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Wang Gongzhu (1923-2007), a native of Haimen, Jiangsu province, was the oldest son of Wang Geyi (1897-1988). He served as Board Director of the Wu Changshuo Research Center. While he was in Chongqing, he received instructions by masters such as Pan Tianshou (1897-1971) and Xu Beihong (1895-1953). His paintings, which feature spirited brushstrokes, were frequently exhibited in China.