Poem in Cursive Script

1990

Ink on paper

44.5 x 142 cm

Signed YU CHENG-YAO in Chinese
With one seal of the artist

Estimate
130,000 - 220,000
35,000 - 59,000
4,500 - 7,600
Sold Price
120,000
31,579
4,021

Ravenel Spring Auction 2018

615

YU Cheng-yao (Taiwanese, 1898 - 1993)

Poem in Cursive Script


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PROVENANCE:
Han Tang Arts & Culture Center, Taipei
Private Collection, Asia

Catalogue Note:
Yu studied calligraphy early on during the Japanese occupation. His calligraphy paintings (Lot 614, Lot 615) possess great variances in brushworks enhancing the vibrancy which echoes with old calligraphy masters Huaisu from Tang dynasty. Yu had great interest in stone rubbings, which enhances his expression with lines and space.

Yu Cheng-yao (1898-1933) began his art practice at the age of 56 and participated in exhibitions in the US for two years. In his retired life, he gained an accomplished fame in music research, thus becoming one of the
few literati who excelled in poems, calligraphy, paintings and music.

The paintings featured in this Sale are depicted with Yu's typical style and structure. Despite Yu's deviances with traditional painting practices, the mountainous characteristics carry the same idealistic qualities as traditional Chinese paintings.

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