LIAO Chi-chun
Taiwanese 1902 - 1976
Born in Taichung. After graduating from Taipei Normal School in 1922, Liao Chi-chun studied in Japan at Tokyo Fine Arts School. While in Japan, Liao was strongly influenced by contemporary developments in Western art.Liao was a co-founder of both the Ruddy Island Association and the Taiyang Fine Arts Association. He was also an art professor at National Taiwan Normal University until his retirement in 1973. In 1957, he encouraged his students to form the Fifth Moon Group in Taiwan. In 1962 he toured Europe and the United States at the invitation of the USA State Department. Later, he changed into a new art style in pink color and his distinguished characteristic became matured. Liao received the Golden Cup Award for Chinese Painting from the Chinese Painting Society and the Sun Yat sen Foundation's Literary Awards. He passed away in Taipei in 1976. The Liao family donated several Liao's paintings to the Taipei Fine Arts Museum.
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Arc de Triomphe, Paris
1971
Oil on canvas
45.5 x 53 cm
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Estimate
6,500,000 - 7,500,000 1,684,000 - 1,943,000 215,900 - 249,100
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Sold Price
6,000,000 1,562,500 199,867
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Venice
1963
Oil on board
23.5 x 28 cm
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Estimate
4,800,000 - 7,500,000 1,234,000 - 1,928,000 159,000 - 248,500
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Morning Scenery in Gueishan Island
1956
Oil on canvas
80 x 100 cm
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Estimate
24,000,000 - 38,000,000 5,674,000 - 8,983,000 727,700 - 1,152,200
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Venice
1968
Oil on canvas
31.5 x 41 cm
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Estimate
2,600,000 - 4,000,000 663,000 - 1,020,000 85,400 - 131,400
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Sold Price
3,120,000 776,119 100,225
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Greek Historic Site
1962 - 1968
Oil on canvas
38 x 45.5 cm
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Estimate
6,500,000 - 8,500,000 1,662,000 - 2,174,000 214,500 - 280,400
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Country
1962
Oil on canvas
60.5 x 73 cm
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Estimate
18,000,000 - 26,000,000 4,604,000 - 6,650,000 593,900 - 857,800
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Sold Price
19,200,000 4,961,240 640,213
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Lake Sisters in Ali Mountain
1955
Oil on wooden board
32 x 41 cm
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Estimate
2,200,000 - 4,200,000 568,000 - 1,085,000 73,600 - 140,500
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Sold Price
3,120,000 808,290 104,243
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Spring Landscape in Yang-Ming Mountain
1962
Oil on canvas
45 x 53 cm
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Estimate
6,500,000 - 8,000,000 1,685,000 - 2,067,000 217,400 - 267,600
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Arc de Triomphe, Paris
1971
Oil on canvas
45.5 x 53 cm
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Estimate
9,500,000 - 12,000,000 2,455,000 - 3,101,000 317,700 - 401,300
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Sold Price
9,000,000 2,331,606 300,702
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Venice
1963
Oil on wooden board
23.5 x 28 cm
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Estimate
3,400,000 - 4,600,000 895,000 - 1,211,000 115,300 - 155,900
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Sold Price
5,280,000 1,408,000 181,693
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