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Lot 434
GUAN LIANG (1900 - 1986)
Estimated Value:
4.000 € - 6.000 €
Result:
33.670 € incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, 20. Jh.69,2 x 52,4 cm, R.
Opera scene "Shi Xiu kills Pei Ruhai" from the novel "Water Margin" with two actors: . Ink and colors on paper, inscribed and signed Liang Gong on the left. A seal 'Guang Liang zhi yin'. Silk mount, framed under glass.
Collection of the former Foreign Minister Dr. Lothar Bolz (1903 - 1986) by descent to a family member
The present painting vividly shows that style which made Guan Liang famous in depicting Beijing and other opera performers. All his figure illustrations are simple yet charged with tension. Guan Liang rarely signed with Liang Gong, but this signature is also recored by him as well as the seal - Well preserved
