Details
SANYU (CHANG YU, 1895-1966)
Portrait d'arménien (Portrait of an Armenian)
ink on paper (a group of six)
first row (left to right): i. 34.4 x 26.5 cm. (13 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.); ii. 25.7 x 34.5 cm. (10 1/8 x 13 5/8 in.); iii. 51.6 x 33.5 cm. (20 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.)
second row (left to right): iv. 40.3 x 25.5 cm. (15 7/8 x 10 in.); v. 34.8 x 26.6 cm. (13 3/4 x 10 1/2 in.); vi. 40.4 x 26 cm. (15 7/8 x 10 1/4 in.)
Executed in the 1920s-1930s
Provenance
Federico Cappellin, Paris (acquired directly from the artist between 1960 to 1966)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
R. Wong (ed.), Sanyu: Index of Drawings, The Li Ching Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei, 2015 (illustrated, plate D4130, p.132; plate 4131, p.132; plate D4125, p. 131; plate D4128, p.131; plate D4127, p.131; plate D4129, p.132).
Exhibited
Nice, Departmental Museum of Asian Arts, SANYU: The Line at Work, 15 February - 15 June 2025 (illustrated, i. p.68; ii. p.69; v. p.69).
FURTHER DETAILS
This work is referenced in the archive of the Li-Ching Cultural & Educational Foundation
(https:/www.artofsanyu.org/), under number D4130, D4131, D4125, D4128, D4127 & D4129.
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