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    YANG SANLANG (1907-1995)

    A Windmill in the Field

    1990

    Oil on Canvas
    46x55cm

    Signed S. YANG in English

    Estimate TWD 800,000-1,000,000
    USD 26,700-33,300
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 826,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

With a certificate of authenticity from Yang San Lang Art Museum

Provenance：

Illustrated：ILLUSTRATED "YANG SAN-LANG", Liang Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan, 2011, page 213

Exhibition：

Exposition：

Yang San-Lang born in 1907 is one of the first generation Taiwanese artists. He has solid foundation in painting skills and devoted to varies art movements that greatly influenced the art history. He is also known as the “Father of Art Movement” in Taiwan.

At a young age of 16, Yang travelled the seas to Japan to learn painting. His solid foundation was built in those years. 1927, his artwork “Easter Time” was exhibited in the first Taiwan Art Exhibition and that was when he first became famous. In 1932, he travelled to France with painter Liu Qi-Xiang and observed all masterpieces in major museums in Europe. The following year, he was elected to participate in the France Autumn Salon. He returned to Taiwan with great honors and enthusiastically led Taiwanese art and advocated integration and planning of the art world. Along with Liao Ji-Chun, Chen Deng-Po and Li Shu-Mei, they founded “Taiyang Art Association”. He planned and held art exhibitions and collected artworks from major talents at that time. The Taiwan New Art Movement was a success. When the chairman of Kuoming Dang visited China, he brought along Yang San Lang’s paintings as a gift to the National Chairman Hu Jin-Tao. It serves as the evidence of the importance of Yang in Taiwanese art development. 

Yang SanLang said “I respect Mother Nature; my sole purpose in life is to pursuit a perfection in art.” With sophisticated brushstrokes, sensitive and keen colors to describe the beauty of nature, Yang set foot all over the landscape. This “A Windmill in the Field” is rich and balanced, he skillfully composed the space to make the sky and greens to echo with the mountains. The layers are magnificent with water running through the middle and embellished the tranquil forests and houses. The artist has perfectly presented the contrast of stillness and movement. Yang San Lang’s delicate and romantic approach has enabled the painting to be tranquil and elegant. 

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