Lot 198: Ren Xiong (1823-1858) Iris and Ducks

Est: $150,000 HKD - $250,000 HKDSold:

Bonhams Admiralty, Hong KongJuly 07, 2020

Item Overview

Description

Ren Xiong (1823-1858)
Iris and Ducks
Ink and colour on paper, hanging scroll
inscribed and signed Weichang Ren Xiong, with one seal of the artist and one collector's seal
Dated guichou year (1853) of Emperor Xianfeng's reign
143 x 51.1cm (56¼ x 20⅛in)
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Artist or Maker

Ren Xiong

Provenance

任熊　蘭鴨圖　設色紙本　立軸　一八五三年作
款識：小小柴門養鴨家，門前山石半邊遮。凡盆破碎草繩縛，隨之種些蝴蝶花。渭長任熊寫張晴齋先生詩之四㡧，時咸豐癸丑（1853）夏六月二十有六日。
鈐印：任熊印藏印：雲峯別墅鑑藏書畫之印
註：任熊短暫而傳奇的一生，充滿坎坷，父親任椿早逝，留下少年任熊賣畫養家。他輾轉奔波於寧波、蘇、杭、上海一帶，所幸先後得識范湖居士周閑（1820-1875）與大梅山民姚燮（1805-1864），這兩位性情相投的同道與賞音，對任熊畫藝的精進與成熟，起到至關重要的作用。一八五〇年冬，任熊為姚燮繪成代表作《大梅山民詩中畫》百二十頁，並結束三年范湖草堂借居，返回蕭山，此時「里中人始重其畫」。越二年，而立之年的任熊聲名隆起，進入創作旺盛期。「吳之人輦金幣，丐筆墨者，踵相接也」，又「一稿甫脫，零縑片楮，識與不識，悉皆珍若珙璧」。年中，在忘年交黃鞠（1796-1860）撮合下，任熊禮聘蘇州劉公孫之孤女。公孫字文起，有文才，為人孤傲不可近，獨賞周閑而千里修書訂交。因太平軍擬攻南京，吳中居民驚走，任熊與劉氏「合卺於婦家」，次年（1853）二月，方接嬌妻歸蕭山。本幅作於同年六月，以張晴齋詩意入畫，取景庭院一角，山石... For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

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Auction Details

Fine Chinese Paintings

Bonhams

July 07, 2020, 11:00 AM HKT

One Pacific Place, Suite 2001 88 Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong, 999077, HK

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