CHEN BANDING (1876-1970)
INK SCROLL PAINTING OF YELLOW PEONIES
Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 3 November 2023 from 09:00 GMT
Description
陳半丁(1876-1970) 姚黃圖 紙本設色 立軸
款識: 也學姚黃國色畫、乙丑仲秋半丁老人
钤印: 半丁老人、陳年印信、▢
ink and colour on paper, inscribed lower right, signed and sealed, dated to the Yi Chou year, corresponded to 1925AD
Dimensions
100cm x 50cm
Footnote
Note: Chen Banding, also named Nian, style names 'Banding' and 'Jingshen', born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang. When he was 20 years old, he went to Shanghai to study and met the famous painters Ren Bonian (1840–1896) and Wu Changshuo (1844-1927). He later became a disciple of Wu Changshuo., learning various aspects of poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal making. He went to Beijing after he was 40 years old and worked in the Peking University Library. In 1931, he was appointed as a professor at Beijing Art College. While living in Beijing, he developed friendships with artists such as Chen Shizeng (1876-1923) and Qi Baishi (1864-1957). In the 1940s, he held personal exhibitions. He once served as vice president of the Beijing Chinese Painting Academy (now Beijing Painting Academy), director of the Chinese Artists Association, and president of the Chinese Painting Research Association. He held another solo exhibition in 1956 and published "Chen Banding's Painting Collection" in 1959. In 1986, Rong Baozhai edited and published "Chen Banding's Flower Painting Book".
Chen paints landscapes, figures, flowers, animals and other subjects, among which flower painting is the most distinctive. He widely draws on the methods of Ming and Qing dynasty, and blends them into his unique personal artistic style.