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    MA PAISUI (1909-2003)

    Sea of Cloud in Baxianshan

    1958

    Watercolor Ink on Paper
    57.5×78cm

    Signed Paisui in Chinese, dated 1958

    Estimate TWD 180,000-300,000
    USD 6,000-10,100
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 236,000
    USD 8,138
    HKD 0

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Without being instructed by a certain mentor, Ma Pai Shui is a Contemporary Water Painting master and Art Educator with broad knowledge of Eastern and Western skills through self learning and dedication who is often inspired by natural sceneries. Realizing the complementing and similar characteristics of Eastern Water Ink and Western Water paintings, Ma Pai Shui gradually practiced his art believes and advocated “blending the east and west, connecting the past and now”. He has incorporated all kinds of elements in a harmonious and natural style to make happen a unique Modern Water Ink Painting style. Ma’s artworks are already embodied with style in his era and remain pure in current time with more style. Ma is indeed a thumb authority figure in Chinese Art History.

In the summer of 1953, we traveled for a week to Mountain Ali and later to Mountain Ba Gua and stayed for another week at Lin Chang resort. The leading professors were Zhu The-Chun, Ma Pai-Sui, Yuan Shu-Zhen, Zheng Yue-Bo. I have benefited greatly and as the leader of the class, I was in charge of gathering fees and taking photographs for our team. I was always shadowing Professor Zhu and Professor Ma and constantly sought for their instruction. I remembered I was at Mountain Ba Gua, my canvas was set up between them. Later, Professor Ma gave me his “八仙生雲海” and Professor Zhu’s “八仙山” was exhibited and printed in his portfolio. The two masters had similar taste in the selected on scenery, but had different techniques. I considered myself extremely lucky to have worked with both.

Linu Chao written in Hawaii March, 2012

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