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    CHANG DAQIAN (1899-1983)

    Lotuses

    1949

    Ink and Color on Paper
    68x133cm

    Inscribed and signed in Chinese With seals of the artist

    Estimate TWD 11,000,000-18,000,000
    USD 366,700-600,000
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 11,564,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

Provenance：PROVENANCE Acquired from Years Antique & Gallery

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"Lotuses"by Chang Da Qien is a masterpiece with historical meaning. 

This piece was painted in March 1949, it was also the year when Chang Da Qien moved to Taiwan. The government has arranged an extravagant “Chang Da Qien Art Exhibition” at the history museum on Guan Qian Road in Taipei, many celebrities and government officials attended the event. Calligraphers also attended the opening and artists such as Yu You Ren, Chang Chun, Ye Chao Chun, Ma Shou Hua, Fu Shin Tu and Huang Jun Bi made opening speeches. People all over Taiwan flocked to this exhibition. 

"Lotuses" was created at the age of 51- a golden age when his style was strong and vigorous; the portrait was attractive; and definitely a masterpiece. 

He lived temporarily in Hong Kong in 1949, and moved to Argentina in 1952 for a personal exhibition. 1964, his entire family moved to Sao Paulo, Brazil and it was there he built “Eight Virtues Garden”. He returned to Taiwan in 1977 and built Moye Jingshe in Shihlin, Taipei as his long-term residence. He passed away on 2nd April, 1983 at the age of 85 at Taipei Veterans General Hospital. His legacy as an art master lives in people’s hearts. 

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