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Lot 296
IN THE STYLE OF CASTIGLIONE (LANG SHINING 1688 - 1768)
Estimated Value:
4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result:
14.245 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
In the Style of Castiglione (Lang Shining) (1688-1766)China, Qing dynasty
Je 36 x 33,7 cm, R.
Two Horses in Landscapes. Two Album Paintings, framed under glass, ink and colors on paper. On each signature by the artist: “Respectfully painted by your subject Lang Shining”. Two seals of the artist: “Chen”, “Lang Shining”. On top of each painting there is a large seal of the imperial collection of the Qianlong Emperor: “Seal of the Hall of Cultivating the Mind” (Yangxindian bao).
Collection Dr. Rainer Kreissl (1924 - 2005) - Important South German private collection, acquired at Neumeister Munich, 4.11.1982, lots 659 and 660, published plate 72
Castiglione came to China as missionary in 1715 and served the Qing court as a painter until his death in 1766. The European illusionism of his paintings fascinated the Qianlong emperor and thus he patronized a hybrid style of painting incorporating Chinese and European traditions. Castiglione taught Chinese court painters European oil painting and the use of perspective and shading, so that some of them were quite able to do paintings in his style. The two album leaves here use in their landscape parts mostly the traditional Chinese style, but the horses reflect the naturalistic style of Castiglione quite well. Most interesting is the horse standing in the water and drinking. His snout and legs are mirrored on the water surface and show the illusionism of Castiglione - Minor signs of age, slightly werar
