Bird and Flower 花鳥
2017
Sanyu's 'Bird and Flower' (2017) is a giclée print on paper executed in the artist's signature style. This work combines traditional Chinese artistic subjects with contemporary printing techniques.
- Medium
- giclée print on paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern Art Online
February 7, 2022
Estimate: $15,000 to $30,000
Lot 548
Artists in conversation
Qi Baishi
Chinese · b. 1864
Qi Baishi is renowned for his delicate ink paintings of birds and flowers that blend traditional Chinese subjects with expressive brushwork, closely mirroring the aesthetic sensibility and natural subject matter seen in Sanyu's work. His compositions share the same quiet elegance and focus on flora and fauna rendered with refined simplicity.
Chang Dai-chien
Chinese · b. 1899
Chang Dai-chien masterfully combined classical Chinese bird and flower painting traditions with modern influences, producing works that echo the delicate and contemporary fusion found in Sanyu's piece. His ink based floral and avian compositions reflect a similar balance between traditional Chinese artistic subjects and a modernized visual language.
Wu Guanzhong
Chinese · b. 1919
Wu Guanzhong created nature focused works that merged classical Chinese ink painting sensibilities with contemporary aesthetic approaches, paralleling the modern yet traditionally rooted quality of Sanyu's bird and flower imagery. His lyrical treatment of natural subjects using refined lines and delicate forms closely aligns with the mood and style of this piece.
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