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A drawing by Lin Fengmian
Lin Fengmian, born in Meixan, Guangdong
province in 1900, was among the first wave
of Chinese artists who came to France in
the 1920s, when many intellectuals, driven
by the desire to modernise China, made the
journey. Lin Fengmian spent five years in Dijon before
moving to Paris, where he frequented Fernand
Cormon's studio, coming into contact with the avantgarde
(primarily Georges Rouault's work, which he
admired) and becoming acquainted with oil painting.
He emerged from his French experience transformed.
Back in China, as director of the special fine arts
school in Beijing he built bridges between Asia and
Europe in the curriculum and urged Zao Wou-ki to try
his luck in Paris. Lin Fengmian's art embodies the
convergence between both traditions. He made the
expressiveness dear to Western painting his own and
USEFUL INFO
Where ? Paris - Drouot
When ? 21 November
Who ? Delorme & Colin du Bocage auction house.
Dan Coissard cabinet d'expertise
How much ? €80,000/100,000
See the catalogue : www.gazette-drouot.com
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UPCOMING AUCTIONS THE MAGAZINE
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991), “Trois grues”, ink and colour on
paper mounted on silk, signed and marked with the artist's
stamp in the lower left-hand corner, 67.5 x 65 cm.
adopted a colourful palette; the supple line and use
of black outlines belongs to both Western and
Chinese painting. From that union emerged immediately
recognisable works, such as this ink and colour
drawing on paper mounted on silk of three cranes,
one of the artist's favourite themes.
Stéphanie Perris-Delmas
N° 19 I GAZETTE DROUOT INTERNATIONAL
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