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‘A PORTRAIT OF AUTUMN’, BY ZHOU SICONG (1939-1996), DATED 1978 1978年周思聰《秋趣圖》 Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 China. Ink and watercolors on paper. Depicting two young boys playing with bowls, framed by banana leaves which are suggested by vivid brushstrokes. Note the gently graduated intensity of the black ink, adding depth and three-dimensionality to the work, one of the widely acclaimed skills of Zhou Sicong. Inscriptions: Top left, inscribed ‘A Portrait of Autumn’, dated ‘First month of the year wuwu (1978)’. One seal of the artist, ‘Sicong’. Provenance: From a British private collection, acquired between 1978 and 2000, and thence by descent. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear. Dimensions: Size incl. frame 62.5 x 47 cm, image size 34.5 x 27.5 cm Framed behind glass. (2) Zhou Sicong (1939-1996) was a Chinese painter born in Ninghe, Hebei Province. She graduated in 1963 from the Chinese painting department of the Central Art Academy and later worked at the Beijing Painting Institute. Zhou is well-known for her figurative watercolor and oil paintings. Her work won the first prize in the prestigious Fifth National Fine Arts Exhibition in 1979, only one year after the present work was painted, and is now in the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts, among other public collections. Her paintings have been exhibited across China, Japan, and other parts of Asia, as well as in Europe and the US. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: China Guardian, Beijing, 25 March 2012, lot 1706 Price: CNY 402,500 or approx. EUR 70,500 converted at the time of writing Description: Children and Banana Leaves (1979), Zhou Sicong (1939-1996) Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif and composition. Note the size (68 x 45 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: China Guardian, Beijing, 19 March 2011, lot 543 Price: CNY 230,000 or approx. EUR 41,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Children Playing (1981), Zhou Sicong (1939-1996) Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif and composition. Note the size (66 x 45 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: China Guardian, Beijing, 13 January 2018, lot 69 Price: CNY 172,500 or approx. EUR 23,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: Children playing (1979), Zhou Sicong (1939-1996) Expert remark: Compare the closely related motif and composition. Note the size (68 x 46 cm). 1978年周思聰《秋趣圖》 中國 ，紙本設色。兩個小童在芭蕉樹下斗蛐蛐兒。小兒一派天真無邪，十分惹人喜愛。筆墨清新、灑脫，富有表現力。 款識：秋趣圖，戊午正月；鈴印：思聰 來源：英國私人收藏，購於1978 至2000年間，保存至今。 品相：品相極好，輕微磨損。 尺寸：總62.5 x 47 厘米，畫面34.5 x 27.5 厘米 玻璃裝框 (2) 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：北京嘉德，2012年3月25日，lot 1706 價格：CNY 402,500（相當於今日EUR 70,500） 描述：周思聰《秋趣圖》 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題和佈局。請注意尺寸(68 x 45 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：北京嘉德，2011年3月19日，lot 543 價格：CNY 230,000（相當於今日EUR 41,500） 描述：周思聰《童玩》 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題和佈局。請注意尺寸(66 x 45 厘米)。 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：北京嘉德，2018年1月13日，lot 69 價格：CNY 172,500（相當於今日EUR 23,500） 描述：周思聰《秋趣圖》 專家評論：比較非常相近的主題和佈局。請注意尺寸(68 x 46 厘米)。