John Way
Abstract(Painted In 1987)
Found at
China Guardian,
Hong Kong
Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Lot 831
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2017
Asian 20th Century and Contemporary Art, Lot 831
2. Oct - 2. Oct 2017
Estimate: 60.000 - 100.000 HKD
Price realised: not available
Price realised: not available
Description
Oil on canvas
81×60.5 cm 31 7/8×23 7/8 in
Signed in English and dated on bottom left
Important private collection， AsiaAn Alternative Path | to Calligraphic Abstract | The Pioneer of Chinese Abstract Art： John Way | Wei Yuetang was born into a Shanghainese family of scholars. He studied calligraphy after Li Zhongqian since the age of ten， and later researched into oracle and epigraphic scripts and seal carving， which laid his solid foundation of Chinese traditional culture， and planted the seed for his adoption of both Chinese calligraphy and the western avant-garde art. In 1956， he immigrated to the US， where he followed the trend of Abstract Expressionism by devoting himself to the abstract painting creation. This experience has made him one of the pioneers
81×60.5 cm 31 7/8×23 7/8 in
Signed in English and dated on bottom left
Important private collection， AsiaAn Alternative Path | to Calligraphic Abstract | The Pioneer of Chinese Abstract Art： John Way | Wei Yuetang was born into a Shanghainese family of scholars. He studied calligraphy after Li Zhongqian since the age of ten， and later researched into oracle and epigraphic scripts and seal carving， which laid his solid foundation of Chinese traditional culture， and planted the seed for his adoption of both Chinese calligraphy and the western avant-garde art. In 1956， he immigrated to the US， where he followed the trend of Abstract Expressionism by devoting himself to the abstract painting creation. This experience has made him one of the pioneers
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