Lot 55: LADY IN MOONLIGHT

PAN ZHENYONG (1852-1921) LADY IN MOONLIGHT Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper Inscribed with a poem and signed by the artist, with two seals Dated winter, jiwei year (1919) One collector's seal 62½ x 29 in. (158.7 x 75 cm.)

158.7 x 75 cm.

Pan Zhenyong was born into a painting family in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. He studied with the famous Dai Yiheng (1826-1891), an artist from Qiantang, and focused on painting female figures. During the beginning of the Republic of China, Pan Zhenyong and his brother Pan Zhenjie worked with Gao Yong (1850-1921) to establish the Yuyuan Painting and Calligraphy Charitable Organization in Shanghai.