With a certificate of authenticity from gallery
Provenance：Acquired directly from the artist’s family by the previous owner
Illustrated："Taiwanese Art 123", Celebrated Art Gallery, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, December, 1993, color illustrated, no. 4
"LIAO CHI-CHUN Retrospective Exhibition", Top Art, Taipei, Taiwan, March, 2015
Exhibition："20th Anniversary Memorial Exhibition of Liao Chi-chun", Ever Harvest Art Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, January 12 – February 9, 2002
Exposition：
Liao Chi-Chun’s paintings are often wandering between classical and romantic, traditional and modern. From realism to post-impressionism on May 1962, Liao received an invitation from the United State Council to spend four months touring and visiting all the art galleries and museums within the country. This experience expanded his artistic horizon drastically; furthermore it revolutionized his style of painting. He created series of paintings for different cities, including Athens, Greece, Spain, Venice, Italy, Paris, French and Israel.
The Western art movement of Fauvism strongly influenced Liao Chi-Chun, however the Abstract and Abstract Expressionism fascinated him the most. After his return to Taiwan, he told us," According to Chagall, he is not here to learn how to draw like a French person, he simply takes all the stimulations from them. All these factors are what inspires my learning." In this painting, we are invited to view the grand landmark of Paris- the Arc de Triomphe. The painting depicts an exotic and mysterious subject to Eastern cultural of the time.
Arc de Triomphe was completed in 1972; it is also the cover painting for The Retrospective of Liao Chi-Chun catalogue, within the catalogue depicts many works of Liao throughout his life. Through Liao’s paintings we sense a combination of the warmth and friendly nature of Taiwanese culture, as well as wild energy of Fauvist movement. The juxtaposition of vibrant colors is in contrast with one another, further emphasized by the tone and values that are bold and stimulating.
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