Wan Wing Sum Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Wan Wing Sum Art Value Price Guide

Aug. 27, 2024
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995). Guanyin. Scroll, mounted for framin
Est: $20,000 - $40,000
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995). Guanyin. Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and colour on paper 95.2 x 50.5 cm. (37 ½ x 19 7⁄8 in.).
Christie's
Jun. 12, 2024
Wan Wing Sum Fan
Est: $500 - $700
201038 温永琛微书书法扇面戴蕙庆画 Wan Wing Sum Fan USD500-700 L50cm 款识：温永琛钤印：温来源：新加坡收藏家旧藏温永琛1922-1995广东白鹤山人，生于香港，惟笃好书法，工馀朝夕临摩，百练千锤，乃成绝艺。其为书，劲拔如山，秀逸似川，壮美优美，兼擅其胜。年方弱冠，即负时誉，曾在上海举行书法展览，申报记者以岭南神童称之。
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION PTE LTD.
Jun. 12, 2024
Wan Wing Sum Calligraphy
Est: $500 - $700
201031 温永琛隶书微书书法 Wan Wing Sum Calligraphy USD500-700 95x32cm 款识：幸酉夏日温永琛书钤印：温永琛五十五后所作书画来源：新加坡收藏家旧藏温永琛1922-1995广东白鹤山人，生于香港，惟笃好书法，工馀朝夕临摩，百练千锤，乃成绝艺。其为书，劲拔如山，秀逸似川，壮美优美，兼擅其胜。年方弱冠，即负时誉，曾在上海举行书法展览，申报记者以岭南神童称之。
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL AUCTION PTE LTD.
Jun. 02, 2023
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995) Amiayus Buddha Hanging scroll, ink a
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995) Amiayus Buddha Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 39.3 cm. (15 1/2 in.) in diameter
Christie's
May. 30, 2022
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995) Goldfish Scroll, mounted for framing
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995) Goldfish Scroll, mounted for framing, ink and colour on gold paper 66 x 98 cm. (26 x 38 5/8 in.)
Christie's
Sep. 01, 2021
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995) Children Flying Kite Hanging scroll,
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
WEN YONGCHEN (WAN WING SUM, 1922-1995) Children Flying Kite Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper 104.5 x 68 cm. (41 1/8 x 26 ¾ in.)
Christie's
Apr. 23, 2017
WAN WING SUM (b. 1922 - d. 1995) Longevity (无量寿), undated, Chinese ink on paper
Est: RM4,000 - RM6,000
It is doubly blessed to be blessed by a man in robes, in this case a Daoist monk, and especially within the propitious perfect circle where the ‘Om’ resonates within the circumference. The greeting, ‘Longevity’ and ‘Eternity,’ which amounts to the same unless you want to quibble over semantics, is mentioned as the beads mark the incremental blessings. Painter-calligrapher Professor Wan Wing Sum is dubbed the Lynx-Eyed Calligrapher. He is said to have “God’s Eye”. He was skilled in micro-calligraphy, cramming some 3,000 characters into a square-inch of space of square, on a tiny postage stamp – a feat he had honed since the age of 12. He created a sensation when 19 after his exhibition in Shanghai when he was considered to have mastered the Lingnan Style. He could do his micro-calligraphy on turtle shells, bones, bronze ceremonial bronze bells and vessels. China’s Ministry of Education awarded him the Gold Medal of the Arts. Born in Ngohan Hsien county in Quangdong province in China, he fled to Thailand and then Vietnam when war broke out, before settling in Hong Kong. Since 1938 when he held his first solo in Hong Kong, he had taken part in more than 100 exhibitions all over the world, including Malaysia. His demonstration of his micro-calligraphy was recorded on films by Warner Brothers when he visited Hollywood in the 1950s.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 06, 2016
WAN WING SUM (b. 1922 - d. 1995) Four Seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn And Winter (set of four), 1979, Ink and colour on paper
Est: RM13,000 - RM18,000
Quiet Night Thought poem by Li Bai, inscribed on grasshopper’s whiskers: In front of my bed, there is bright moonlightI think there must be frost on the groundI raise my head and gaze at the bright moonReminiscing of the old countryThe quadrant of the plum blossoms, peonies, chrysanthemum and pine trees has a special place in the hearts among the Chinese.In Noble Fragrance: Chinese Flowers and Trees, the author T.C. Lai quoted Yuan Hung-tao from the book, Story of Vases (Ping Shih): “The high-minded person who had renounced worldly pleasures falls back on mountains and streams, flowers and trees for consolation…”Dubbed the ‘Lynx-Eyed Calligrapher’, Professor Wan Wing-sum was skilled in micro-calligraphy, cramming 3,000 characters into a square-inch space of square – a feat he had honed since the age of 12, and at the age of 19 was hailed to have mastered the Lingnan Style. For this prowess, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Arts by China’s Ministry of Education. He had shown in more than 100 exhibitions all over the world, including Malaysia, since his first solo in his birthplace in Hong Kong in 1938, His demonstration on calligraphy was recorded in films by Warner Brothers when he visited Hollywood in the 1950s.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Nov. 06, 2016
WAN WING SUM (b. 1922 - d. 1995) Untitled, 1986, Ink and colour on paper
Est: RM5,000 - RM7,000
The koi, or Japanese carp, is a propitious ornamental fish that can live to more than 50 years. In a pool of koi with single colour, the one in silvery white with red-orangey patch stands out. Dubbed the 'Lynx-Eyed Calligrapher', Professor Wan Wing-sum was skilled in micro-calligraphy, cramming 3,000 characters into a square-inch space of square - a feat he had honed since the age of 12, and at the age of 19 was hailed to have mastered the Lingnan Style. For this prowess, he was awarded the Gold Medal of Arts by China's Ministry of Education. He had shown in more than 100 exhibitions all over the world, including Malaysia, since his first solo in his birthplace in Hong Kong in 1938, His demonstration on calligraphy was recorded in films by Warner Brothers when he visited Hollywood in the 1950s.
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Apr. 17, 2016
WAN WING SUM (b. 1922 - d. 1995) Four Seasons - Spring, Summer, Autumn And Winter (set of four), 1980, Ink and colour on paper
Est: RM13,000 - RM18,000
A commissioned work by the masterful calligrapher Wan Wing Sum, this set of four floral paintings contain pastel colours to display the European style of painting. Each painting includes the artist’s signature microscopic calligraphy barely visible to the naked eye on the attennae of the butterflies, grasshopper, and spider web. In the winter piece, the microscopic words inscribed on the wings of the bees is a poem by Tang dynasty poet Wang Wei, which reads: “You who have come from my old country, Tell me what has happened there ! -- Was the plum, when you passed my silken window, Opening its first cold blossom?” Popularly known as “The Lynx-Eyed Calligraphist”, Wan Wing Sum held his first solo exhibition in Hong Kong in 1938 followed by over 100 others internationally throughout his lifetime. Some of the countries he had exhibited in include China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, United States of America, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, Israel, Spain, The Netherlands and more. He was revered for his micro-calligraphy – a technique that involves inscribing no lesser than 3000 characters within a limited space of one square of an inch without any optical aid – which was developed since the age of 12. At age 19, he was acclaimed as the youngest genius in the Lingnan school of art by one of the leading newspaper in China after his exhibition in Shanghai in 1941. Wherever he went to present his masterpieces, his work was greatly admired by government officials and local dignitaries as well as the public. The production company Warner Brothers produced educational films and newsreels to record the artist’s remarkable achievements in Chinese calligraphy when he visited Hollywood in the 1950s. REFERENCE Mr. Wan Wing Sum: An Unique Chinese Calligrapher and Painter of Our Times, Singapore, 1982 http://www.chinesesinseh.com/moretopic/topics/Profwan/calligraphist.htm
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers
Apr. 17, 2016
WAN WING SUM (b. 1922 - d. 1995) Untitled, 1984, Ink and colour on paper
Est: RM3,000 - RM5,000
On offer here is a remarkable plum blossom with butterflies painting of the great calligrapher. The demeanour and character of the plum tree serves as a metaphor for inner beauty and humble display under adverse conditions. The plum blossom is a member of the “Three Friends of Winter” alongside the pine and the bamboo. Symbolizing nobility, it is also one of the “Four Gentlemen” in Chinese art (the others being orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum). Popularly known as “The Lynx-Eyed Calligraphist”, Wan Wing Sum held his first solo exhibition in Hong Kong in 1938 followed by over 100 others internationally throughout his lifetime. Some of the countries he had exhibited in include China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Brunei, United States of America, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, Israel, Spain, The Netherlands and more. He was revered for his micro-calligraphy – a technique that involves inscribing no lesser than 3000 characters within a limited space of one square of an inch without any optical aid – which was developed since the age of 12. At age 19, he was acclaimed as the youngest genius in the Lingnan school of art by one of the leading newspaper in China after his exhibition in Shanghai in 1941. Wherever he went to present his masterpieces, his work was greatly admired by government officials and local dignitaries as well as the public. The production company Warner Brothers produced educational films and newsreels to record the artist’s remarkable achievements in Chinese calligraphy when he visited Hollywood in the 1950s. REFERENCE Mr. Wan Wing Sum: An Unique Chinese Calligrapher and Painter of Our Times, Singapore, 1982 http://www.chinesesinseh.com/moretopic/topics/Profwan/calligraphist.htm
Henry Butcher Art Auctioneers