Lot 63
SU LIUPENG (CHINESE, CIRCA 1796-1862)
SET OF FOUR CHINESE INK PAINTINGS OF FIGURES
Auction: Brushes Across Empire | Wed 11th March from 10am | Lots 1 to 179
Description
蘇六朋 人物圖 設色紙本 鏡框（共四幅）
款識一：擬元人法寫渙家晚趣圖。於石亭池館三畢竟如是軒，怎道人六朋畫
款識二：仿唐六如先生大意寫於石亭池館三畢竟如是軒，怎道人六朋畫
款識三：仿唐子畏羅浮山市圖，怎道人畫
款識四：桑拓影斜春社散，家家扶得醉人歸。仿宋元大意。寫於石亭池館，撫琴畫
鈐印：四枚不辨
each depicting fishermen, seven blind men with two attendants, market day at Mount Luofu, and after the Spring Festival, all signed and with a seal of the artist, framed (4)
Dimensions
32.5cm x 55cm each
Provenance
Acquired by Sir James Stewart Lockhart (1858-1937);
Gifted to his daughter, Mary Stewart Lockhart (1894-1985);
Presented by the above to George Watson’s College, Edinburgh in 1967;
Lent to the National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh (2003-2025).
Exhibition:
For four paintings: Edinburgh, City Art Centre, An Ardent Collector, December 1982 / January 1983, catalogue nos. 15, 16, 17, 18.
For ‘After the Spring Festival': Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Art Centre [Talbot Rice Gallery], Chinese Paintings, 15 March-14 April 1971, catalogue no. 38.
Footnote
Su Liupeng, courtesy name Zhenqin, art name Zhendaoren, also known as Luofu Daoren. A native of Shunde, Guangdong, he is collectively referred to as the "Two Sus of the Lingnan Painting" along with Su Renshan. He excelled at painting folk scenes and figures, and his works reflect the daily activities of people during the mid-Qing Dynasty. His painting style drew from the Song and Yuan dynasties and was influenced by the Fujian school painters Shangguan Zhou and Huang Shen, particularly excelling in fine brushwork. Su Liupeng’s paintings are in the collections of The Art Museum of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, the Guangzhou Museum of Art, the Shanghai Museum, and Hong Kong Museum among others.
蘇六朋, 字枕琴，號怎道人，別署羅浮道人。廣東順德人，與蘇仁山合稱為「嶺南畫壇二蘇」。善畫風俗人物，作品反映清朝中期百姓的日常活動。畫風取法宋元，受閩派上官周與黃慎畫風影響，細筆者尤佳。香港中文大學文物館藏有蘇六朋《白描羅漢卷》，廣州藝術博物院藏有蘇六朋《羅浮仙賒酒圖》及《文會圖》，上海博物館藏有《太白醉酒圖》，香港藝術館藏有《蘇武牧羊圖》等。
Sold to Benefit George Watson's College, Edinburgh
捐助愛丁堡喬治沃森學院義賣
Special Note: An original exhibition catalogue of An Ardent Collector, Edinburgh, City Art Centre, December 1982- January 1983 is included together with this lot.