SwissArtGallery · Documented identity
Wu Guanzhong (1919–2010) studied in Hangzhou with Lin Fengmian and Pan Tianshou before continuing his education in France. Returning to China in 1950, he explored connections between oil painting and the traditions of ink. His work as a critic and writer accompanied these reflections on creativity, bringing artistic investigation into dialogue with the written word.
In Two Swallows (1981), ink and colour on paper at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, white walls, dark roofs and a tree construct a Jiangnan landscape. Geometric divisions condense the view, punctuated by the birds. In 2008, Wu donated 113 oil and ink paintings to Singapore’s National Collection. Together with an earlier gift, the resulting collection of 114 works documents five decades of his artistic development.
This profile brings together identity references for Wu Guanzhong and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
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Medium — source: bois gravé
Alley Way
bois gravé
Catalogue period : 2023-05-25 — 2023-06-07
Published result : 800 CHF
Hammer price, excluding fees
Estimate : CHF 1000–1500
View the lot at the auction house ↗Ink on paper
Catalogue period : 2022-12-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1600
View the lot at the auction house ↗Ink on paper
Catalogue period : 2022-12-14
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 800–1600
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Medium — source: Peinture sur papier montée sur rouleau horizontal
Trois cygnes noirs dans un étang — d’après Wu Guanzhong
Peinture sur papier montée sur rouleau horizontal
d'après
Auction date : 2017-12-13
After
Reported unsold
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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