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SHA QI, known as Sadji (1914–2005)
See original version (French)
18
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SHA QI, known as Sadji (1914–2005)
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €4,000
Voluntary lot
Description
SHA QI, known as Sadji (1914–2005)
Two Children at the Fountain, c. 1938–1945
Watercolour on paper.
Signed lower right.
35.5 x 50 cm
Painted whilst Sha Qi, known as Sadji, was living in Belgium as a student of Alfred Bastien at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, this watercolour depicts two children filling a bottle from a large rectangular stone basin, set in a wooded setting. The spontaneous treatment of the watercolour emphasises the scene of everyday life rather than a detailed description of the landscape. The basin bears a painted mark (“18 AAR 93”, subject to interpretation), probably a journeyman’s mark dated 1893.
Provenance:
Sale of the furnishings from René Magritte’s home following the death of Mrs Georgette Magritte-Berger, Paleis voor Schone Kunsten, Brussels, 1 April 1987, lot 381 (label on the reverse and a copy of the catalogue).
This painting bears witness to Sha Qi’s period of training in Europe and his work as a landscape painter in Belgium.
See original version (French)
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