Olympic Centennial

Name: CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2014)
Brand: Olympic Centennial
Price: 18000.00 HKD
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised HKD 22,500

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HKD 14,000 - HKD 24,000

Closed: 29 May 2018

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CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2014)

Olympic Centennial

Price Realised HKD 22,500

Closed: 29 May 2018

Price Realised HKD 22,500

Closed: 29 May 2018

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CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2014)
Olympic Centennial
signed in Chinese, signed and dated 'CHU TEH-CHUN. 92.' (lower right); numbered '29/250' (lower left)
lithograph
61.5 x 89.5 cm. (24 1/4 x 35 1/4 in.)
Executed in 1992
edition 29/250

Private Collection, Asia

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Lot Essay

A mid-century émigré to France, Chu Teh-Chun left an important mark on abstract painting and Chinese art with his synthesis of the two traditions. After settling in Paris in the 1950s, he abandoned figuration, employing a gestural, abstract style that exhibits elements of Chinese calligraphy and landscape painting.

(1992) is a celebratory color lithograph and dynamic example of Chu Teh-Chun’s editioned work. This 'abstracted landscape' is typical of Chu's work, in that he does not seek to replicate nature but rather represents the colors, essence, and volume of the natural world around him. Chu Teh-Chun's lithograph works also have a painterly effect, almost like watercolor paintings. This effect can be achieved through a tonal technique called lithotint, with images drawn with a brush and an oil-based ink onto the printing plate. The smoother lines seen on his prints reflect that Chu may have used a smooth printing plate to execute his work.