Ink and colors on paper Scroll painting in a silk brocade frame China, 1950s QI Baishi (1864-1957) – Influential Chinese painter of the modern period Depicted are bamboo leaves and a fly Inscription and signature on the left edge ‘painted by the 95-year-old Baishi’ Seal of the studio of QI Baishi upper left 甑 屋 (Zeng Wu) The title of the work is ‘The bamboo has many nodes’ (竹多节) Inscribed on the outside of the scroll painting Total dimensions: 124.5 x 39.5 cm Image size: 32.5 x 26.5 cm Good condition Provenance: Private collection of Werner Klemke (1917-1994), Berlin Object is regular taxed. 19% VAT is added to the purchase price for deliveries within the EU. Qi Baishi is one of the most famous artists of China and is considered a master of the quick targeted brushstroke. The present work is a typical example of the artist, in which QI abandons an accurate depiciton in favor of loose and free brushwork. Qi Baishi 齊白石 (1864-1957) Qi Baishi was one of the most famous painters of the 20th century and a pioneer of modern Chinese painting. He developed his own important expressive style of the so-called Chinese scholarly painting. QI was born as a son of a farmer in Xiangtan, Hunan province, in 1864. The artist began painting at the age of 14 and started on a tour through China’s famous landscapes in 1904, where he attained great fame. In 1917, Qi Baishi then settled in Beijing. He was voted into the national congress of the people in 1953 and was the first president of the Chinese association of artists. Three years earlier, in 1950, he had already been awarded the International Peace Prize by the World Peace Council. Provenance: Private collection of Werner Klemke (1917-1994), Berlin Condition: The work is in good with signs of age and wear. The paper is slightly toned and the silk of the mounting shows stains. The total dimensions are 124.5 x 39.5 cm and the image size is 32.5 x 26.5 cm Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance. Due to the legal obligation for the resale royalty in the art market the following applies: As a result of its membership in the AV Kunst, Auctionata charges additionally to the hammer price the contribution to the AV Kunst of currently 2.1% of the revenues from the sale of fine arts and photographs pro rata towards the buyer. More information about royalty right in our T&C. Starting Bid : 5000