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  • Zhong Cheng 2014 Spring Auction「Morden And Contemporary Art」
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    LIN FENGMIAN (1900-1991)

    Nude

    Ink and Color on Paper
    30.5x33cm

    Inscribed and signed Lin Feng-Mian in Chinese Dedicated to Ruohong With one seal of the artist

    Estimate TWD 2,500,000-3,800,000
    USD 83,300-126,700
    HKD 0-0

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Provenance：PROVENANCE Christie\\\\\\\'s Hong Kong, Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings, 26 April 1998, Part of Lot 89 Private American Collection Christie’s Hong Kong, Fine Modern and Contempora

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Lin Feng Mian’s solid foundation in art was nurtured at a very young age. At age 20, he travelled and lived in France as a student at the école nationale supérieure des Beaux-arts de Paris and became an expert in western modern art theories. After returning to China in 1926, he never ceased to explore and experimented theories in practice. He opened a new path for Chinese modern painting by blending Chinese traditional spirits with Western modern ideas. He became the principal of Hangzhou Art Institute at the age of 29 and educated many talents such as Zhao Wu Ji, Zhu De Chun, Wu Guan Zhong, Xi De Jin and Zhao Chun Xiang.

Art critic Da Zhen described him as “far ahead of the era”. Artist He Huai Shuo honored him as the master with the most sense of time of the era. However, the earlier oil paintings and the later color ink paintings revealed Lin Feng Mian’s realization of western modern art and Chinese traditional culture. His practical and low profile charisma and unique style have contributed and evolved modern art- all of these earned him the name of the “father of modern Chinese painting.”

“Nude” is piece of delicate work. The rosy cheeks of the nude lady with a little smile on her face reveals that she is shy and also tranquil. Her slim and slender figure is feminine and attractive; the gentle approach has diminished the impact of the senses and transformed the skin texture into a presentation of posture and cultural characteristic. In “Nude”, the lady wears a chiffon on her shoulder that slightly shows her glowing skin. The atmosphere is also bitter and sad. With elegant colors, Lin captured a sense of delusion that is romantic and poetic. Chinese traditional paintings present female with a suppressed and hiding approach; on the contrary, the western approach is more expressive and open. Lin’s artwork is in between as he tries to present a sublimated feminine atmosphere described as the poem- “flower fell silently; human being’s view point are as light as a chrysanthemum”.

“Nude” is presented in a classical feminine atmosphere; it is also presented with the laid-back Matisse style. To Lin Feng Mian, “Nude” is defined as the most affectionate lady who is able to provide warmth and care to whoever is in need.” With a concrete object and through the artist’s contouring and coloring; repeating expressing his admiration, love and worship of females like Italian artist Modigliani, the artist utilization of pure colors has created a dream-like atmosphere. The brushstrokes are light and airy but reveal a rich influence and overwhelming emotions. 

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