Chu Teh-Chun - 20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle Hong Kong Tuesday, November 29, 2022 | Phillips
  •  “Previously, I was an objective painter, but now I am no longer interested in this way of painting, because after having begun to study abstract painting, I profoundly and obviously felt the freedom of expression to which it testifies.”
     Chu Teh-Chun

     

    Paul Cézanne, The Lac d’Annecy, 1896. Collection of the Courtauld Gallery, London

    • Provenance

      Collection of Milorad Bata Mihailović, Serbia (gifted by the artist)
      Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Les ténèbres de l’été

signed and dated 'CHU-TEH CHUN. [in Chinese and Pinyin] 95.' lower right; further signed, titled and dated 'CHU TEH-CHUN. [in Pinyin and Chinese] 1995 "Les ténèbres de l’été"' on the reverse
oil on canvas
60 x 73 cm. (23 5/8 x 28 3/4 in.)
Painted in 1995, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist's wife, Chu Ching-Chao. This work will be included in the artist's forthcoming catalogue raisonné on the work of Chu Teh-Chun, being prepared by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun. (Information provided by Fondation Chu Teh-Chun and Mrs Chu Ching-Chao.)

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000 
€124,000-248,000
$128,000-256,000

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20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle

Hong Kong Auction 30 November 2022