Ink on paper, mounted to a silk brocade mount, wood handles. China, 20th century

This impressive ink painting ‘White Cabbage and Chicks’ is by the famous Chinese painter Qi Baishi (1864 – 1957) and bears the artist signature and seal at the left margin. The reverse reveals the work’s title ‘White Cabbage and Chicks’ and also carries a label with Chinese inscription (faded). This painting shows seven chicks, a wasp and white cabbage in the background. The chicks’ plumage is particularly tactile; their poses and facial features individuated with masterful brush strokes and fine technique. The grass, wasp and cabbage leaves are extremely fine and highly expressive. The color of the ink ranges from a light grey to deep black. Qi Baishi 齊白石 (1864 – 1957) Qi Baishi was one of the most famous painters of the 20th century and a proprietor of modernist currents. He was born son of a farmer in 1864, Xiangtan, Hunan province. He died 1957 in Beijing. He began painting at the age of 14. He began a tour of China’s famous landscapes in 1904, where he attained fame. He settled in Beijing in 1917. He was voted to the national congress of the people in 1953 and he was the first president of the Chinese association of artists. Three years earlier he was awarded the International Peace Price for 1950, by the World Peace Council. Qi was a frontrunner of modernist painting and developed an important style of so-called Chinese scholarly painting, in his own expressive style.

Shape: Rectangular vertical shape
Dimensions: 109 x 39,5 cm (painting size), 191,5 x 53 cm (mounting)
Condition: The painting is in good condition. Slight traces of age and wear in the form of folds and slight discolorations, are discernible. The mount has several tears and also shows slight discoloration
Provenance: From the collection of a German couple, which was associated with Beijing artists from the 1950s onwards. A photograph of the couple taken with the famous painter Chang Dai-Chien (Zhang Daqian) is shown here as well.

齊白石(1864 – 1957) 《白菜與小鷄》
紙本水墨，緞面裝幀
中國，二十世紀
這幅水墨《白菜與小鷄》由著名畫家齊
白石所創，左邊有藝術家簽名和印鑒。
背面亦有注明作品名稱和説明。
這幅畫上有七隻小鷄正在玩耍，一隻
蜜蜂和一棵白菜。小鷄羽毛、姿勢和面
部刻畫都極其生動，體現了大師晶讚
的技藝。水墨運用自成章法。

齊白石（1864 - 1957）
齊白石是中國二十世紀最傑出的藝術
家之一，也是現代藝術潮流的先驅。他
1864年出生於湖南湘潭，是一個農民
的兒子，他于1957年在北京去世。他從
十四嵗開始畫畫，1904年開始周游天
下，飽覽群山。1917年定居北京，1953
年被選爲全國人大代表，是中國美術
家協會的第一任主席。1956年后他被
世界和平理事會選爲國際和平獎金---
獲得者。他是中國現代主義繪畫的先
驅，以自己獨特的表現風格對中國繪
畫藝術發展起到了巨大的作用。

形狀：長方形，立軸
尺寸：109 x 39,5厘米（畫面尺寸）
，191.5 x 53厘米（裝幀）
品相良好，輕微的年代痕跡，局部輕微
變色。有水漬。
來源：從二十世紀五十年代開始收集
北京藝術家作品的德國夫婦。他們
與張大千的合影可以在在綫目錄中
見到。