an oil painting of a woman with long hair in a striped dress
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180 - LUO Erchun (1929–2015) The Bayadère Dress, 1980 Oil on canva…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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LUO Erchun (1929–2015) The Bayadère Dress, 1980 Oil on canvas, signed ‘LUO’ and signed in Chinese, and dated ‘80’ in the lower right-hand corner. 46 x 55 cm Accompanied by an exhibition catalogue from October 1991, Selected Oil Paintings of Luo Erchung. Provenance: Galerie Aubry, Château d’Eguilly, Burgundy. Private collection, acquired by the current owner around 2009–2010. Luo Erchun ? ??? ? is a Chinese painter trained at the Suzhou Academy of Fine Arts, notably under Yan Wenliang. He became one of the leading figures in Chinese oil painting in the second half of the 20th century and taught in Beijing at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. His painting is characterised by a free brushstroke, rich colour and a simple composition of the motif. In his figures, Luo Erchun does not seek psychological detail or a conventional portrait. He works with blocks of colour, contrasts and overall balance, using a direct approach that gives the subject a strong visual intensity. Our painting follows this style: the figure is constructed without excessive detail, through colour, texture and the rhythm of the brushstrokes. In 2015, the National Art Museum of China dedicated a major retrospective to him, confirming his place in the history of modern Chinese painting.
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Auction time 07/01/2026 at 1:30 PM
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