Li River

2016

Oil on canvas

73 x 91 cm

Estimate
1,200,000 - 2,200,000
311,000 - 570,000
39,900 - 73,100
Sold Price
2,880,000
750,000
95,936
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Ravenel Autumn Auction 2017

316

PANG Jiun (Taiwanese, b. 1936)

Li River


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Pang Jiun's unique oil painting style is from the precise balance between classic and modern, Eastern and Western that he has striven to find in his long artistic career. In recent years, whether it's the imagery or color pairing or the fluidity of the lines in his works, all of it has gradually been becoming more mature and carefree. The artist’s peculiar oil painting style is bright, sharp, and passionate, integrating oils with the imagery of Chinese ink and wash painting. His style combines both Chinese and Western artistic philosophy, and his paintings display the explosive force of Western Impressionism and Fauvism, as well as the poetic imagery of Eastern literati paintings, successfully establishing the spirit of Expressionism within Eastern oil painting.

The work Mountains from Lijiang fully expresses the gift and passion of Pang Jiun in his depiction of mountain and water. In the foreground of the painting, the green buds are starting to appear on the end of the branches and a few early spring blossoms are starting bloom. The crisscrossed slender branches and the soft pink flower buds are placed here and also to serve as a symbol of the coming spring. Gaze forward from where the blooms swinging and one will see the water expanding over the horizon until it becomes one with the sky. The scene of boundless visual fantasy in various tones and shades of gray draws the viewer into a world of imagination. The water is bright and clear, showing the reflections of the nearby mountain peaks and bringing attention to the wondrous beauty of nature. In the middle ground, a canoe drifts by blithely, the two fishermen work together harmoniously on the long boat paddle, imbuing the green and gray scene with vitality, transporting one to a place of breathtaking scenery surrounded by green mountains, blue waters, and blooming spring blossoms. Pang had wisely absorbed all the excellence of the both the western and eastern masterpieces from all time and built up his own unique oil painting characteristics.

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