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Zhong Cheng 2024 Autumn Auction「Modern And Contemporary Art」

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CHIU YATSAI (1949-2013)

A Woman

1992

Oil on Canvas
117×91㎝

Signed Chiu Yatsai in Chinese and dated 1992

Estimate TWD 750,000-1,000,000
USD 24,200-32,300
HKD 0-0

Hammer Price TWD 826,000
USD 0
HKD 0

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Qiu YaCai’s paintings have a poetic, literary quality to them. He was exposed from a young age to Western humanistic thinking and Eastern philosophies. These influences naturally generated within him a passion for poetry and literature manifested through the practice of Chinese calligraphy. In his art, the impact was visible in his adoption of European artist’s techniques and mediums of application. As the exquisite ＜Lady in Short Hair＞evidences, the elongated figure is reminiscent of early twentieth century Italian artist, Amedeo Modigliani’s characters. A bring light illuminates the lady’s figure; regardliess his composition exudes a delicate elegance. Qiu’s classical approach in color and composition is manifested by his fine but sharp strokes that delineate the figure by a muted but bold color palette. The defined contours reconnect him to his Oriental roots and passion for Chinese calligraphy where the hand remains steady yet is free to move.

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