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    DONG XIWEN (1914-1973)

    A Girl of Tibetan People

    1961

    Oil on Canvas
    80×69cm

    Signed Xiwen in Chinese, dated 1961

    Estimate TWD 1,600,000-2,000,000
    USD 53,700-67,100
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 0
    USD 0
    HKD 0

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Dong Xi Wen is one of the most outstanding oil painters in Chinese art world in the 50s and 60s. His artworks have continually won recognition from famous artists such as Xu Bei Hong and Ai Zhong Xin. The best known is ”開國大典”created in 1952 and greatly admired by the people and published more than 1 million copies in Chinese New Year lunar paintings. Chairman Mao said “our paintings are invincible when compared internationally because we have our unique nationalist ethnicity.”

Dedicating his earlier research to studying Dunhuang frescoes and utilizing it with oil painting, the artworks are completely fresh from the past presentation. Dong Xi Wen’s art skills represent Eastern art, focusing of expressing the strength and gaining materials from life experiences; the exploration of form comes from the affection in life. 

This female in 《A Girl of Tibetan People》has a gentle body form but determined facial expression that contrast with the color clothing and background colors. The realist approach is presented by Dong Xi Wen after studying countless ancient paintings and understanding how the figures are presented with exquisite brushstrokes and colors. The artist have completely presented the Tibetan culture and customs, and viewers can experience the real lives of the Tibetans

 

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