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Easter lily
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Artist
Chao Shao-an
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Year
1966
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Media
Album leaf, ink and colour on paper
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Dimensions
30 x 38 cm
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Museum No.
HM1998.102.47
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Artist Bio
Chao Shao-an (1905 – 1998), a native of Panyu, Guangdong province. He studied painting at the Gao Qifeng (1889 – 1933) Private College of Art. In 1930, he founded the Lingnan Art Studio in Guangzhou. In 1948, Chao settled in Hong Kong and re-established the Lingnan Art Studio to teach students. He excelled in painting landscapes, animals, flowers, insects and fish, and was particularly noted for painting cicadas. Chao is a representative painter of the second-generation artists of the Lingnan School. His works are widely exhibited in Hong Kong and overseas. He was awarded Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from the University of Hong Kong (1994).
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Description
There is a sense of magnificence in the sketching of the lily. The spirit of the artist seemed to have merged with the life of the flower. This fusion brings to the painting dynamism and momentum, which is the powerful flow of the spirit. Chao excels in his ability to bring the spirit of life into his works, which is a stunning achievement unique to this great master.
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—Collection of Hong Kong Heritage Museum
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