Lot 905: FANG RENDING (1901-1975)

Thre Great Drought
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
146 x 81 cm. (57 1/2 x 31 7/8 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated April, 35th year (of the Republic of China, i.e. 1946)

Solo Exhibitions: Guangzhou (1946), Zhongshan (1937)

Guangdong, Guangdong Sheng Wenxian Guan, Fang Rending Renwu Huazhan, 1948.

Guangzhou, Guangdog Artists' Associattion, Guangdong Painting Academy, Paintings of Fang Rending, 25 September 1980 - 1 October 1980.

Zhongshan, Zhongshan Political Alliance and Zhongshan Department of Culture, Zhongshan Municipal Museum, Paintings of Fang Rending, 11 - 17 October 1984

Macau, Macau Zhaobanlan Art Center, Paintings of Fang Rending, 18 - 21 January 1986.

Guangdong, Guangdong Painting Academy, Paintings of Fang Rending, 19 - 25 June 1991.

Guangdong, Guangdong Art Museum, 100th Anniversary - Paintings of Fang Rending, 15 June - 15 July 2001.

Beijing, National Art Gallery, Paintings of Fang Rending, 5 - 10 November 2003.

Paintings of Fang Rending, Lingnan Fine Art Publishing House, 1983, p. 27, pl 11.

Commemorate of Fang Rending, Lingnan Fine Art Publishing House, 1991, p. 46.

Painting from Famous Chinese Artist, Zhejia Education Publishing House, 1997, vol. 4, p. 1832.

Fine Modern and Contemporary Chinese Paintings - Fang Rending, People's Fine Art Publishing House, 2001, p. 60.

Famous Chinese Artists-Fang Rending, Hebei Education PUblishing House, 2003, p. 122.

Meishu, China Artists' Association, 2001, Issue 403, p. 52.

Nanfang Daily, 26 January, 1964.

Guangzhou Daily, 19 June, 1991.

Free Comment, November, 1991.

Zhongshan Daily, 6 June, 2001.

Contemporary Chiense Artists Group - Lingnan Artists, Tianjin People Publishing House, 2002, p. 183.

Family collection of Fang Rending

US$64,500-90,300