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    PANG JIUN (b.1936)

    Li River III

    2011

    Oil on Canvas
    60.6x72.7cm

    Signed Pang Jiun in Chinese With one seal of the artist

    Estimate TWD 1,000,000-1,400,000
    USD 33,300-46,700
    HKD 0-0

    Hammer Price TWD 1,180,000
    USD 0
    HKD 0

Provenance：Der-Horng Art Gallery Acquired from Seoul Auction, 2012 Spring Hong Kong Sale, 3 April 2012, Lot 027

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With my aged body, I wish to care for the flowers but I have grown lazy. Among all, I fancy the plum blossoms surrounding our village. The branch that speaks of Spring. Unlike other flowers that flourish for Spring, the plum blossom speaks of the spirits of the snow. You won’t have to travel to Qing Shan for a beautiful sight for I have come out with a new poem. The flowing waters under the bamboo forests took away the floating clouds. I was drunk and can’t remember anything, when I got home the moon was already shining.”

 

---Xin Qi Ji, “Lin Jiang Xian” “Tan Mei”

 

 

Pang Jiun, born in 1936 Shanghai, was the son of the first generation oil painter- Pang Xun Se. He came from a family of famous literati and art masters. At a young age of 13, he was enrolled into the Art Academy of Hang Zhou and was taught by Lin Feng Mian, Huang Bin Hong and Pan Tian Shou. Three years later, he transferred to the Central Art Academy of Beijing and was one of the disciples of the golden years of Xu Bei Hong. He moved to Taiwan in 1987 and taught for two decades at the National Taiwan University of Arts. His art language incorporated Chinese ink painting and realistic approach into Western painting. It allowed his artwork to reveal an oriental atmosphere.  His solid foundation in control colors and formation; his clean and clear lines do not pursuit precise sketching yet he discovers the beauty of life with the gentle and conserved Chinese merits. His artworks are widely collected by museums worldwide and held countless exhibitions that secured his prominent status in the art world. 

 

Mountains layers beyond boundaries in “Li River III”, the unique gray precisely brought out the tranquility and peacefulness of the land. The waters are steady with boats floating among the reflection of the mountains as described in Li Bo’s poem “the land's limits lead to a seemingly unlimited ocean; the surfaces of land and sea fall finally into nothingness.” A person on a boat can be distinctly seen in the far distance that is lonely and desolate. The vision can be stretched without boundaries, the mountains and clear river water brought out the most important plum blossoms that are described as Xin Qi Ji’s poem that implies plum blossoms, “it doesn’t come with the meaning of flowers, but more of the meaning of snow”.  Within a number of brushstrokes, Pang Jiun created a poetic atmosphere, the delicate and detailed brushstrokes interlaced into a steam of life that speaks of the eternal classics and conversation.

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