FROM A HONG KONG PRIVATE COLLECTOR

CHEN JIALING (BORN 1937)
Blue Flowers
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
47.8 x 44.4 cm. (18 7/8 x 17 ½ in.)
Signed, with three seals of the artist

SPECIALIST’S NOTES
Born in Zhejiang in 1937, Chen Jialing graduated from the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in 1963, having studied Chinese painting under Pan Tianshou and Lu Yanshao, specialising in landscape painting and calligraphy. Since the 1980s, Chen has explored ways to fuse ancient Chinese mural painting and European watercolour, adapting them to develop a distinctive style marked by his use of faded, light layers of ink and meticulous lines. An avid photographer, Chen experiments with ink and colour to capture the beauty of nature and the richness of its colours.