Unknown artist, Chinese 20th Century School, Entrance to a Residence on a
Hutong, Oil color and mixed media on canvas, signed. Original. Mixed media
elements applied to representations of bark on the two trees in the foreground
adding texture. Plein Air art movement inspired work of art. A city hutong
landscape painted in the open air at a moment in time. Bicycles haphazardly
arranged about courtyard entrance. Frame: 27.50” x 35.75” Estimate. In the
context of Chinese cultural history,Hutongs are alleys formed by lines of
siheyuan, traditional courtyard residences. Many neighborhoods in northern
Chinese cities, especially in old Beijing, were formed by joining onesiheyuan
to another to form ahutong, and then joining one hutong to another. Each hutong
has a name.Condition: Oil color and mixed media painting on canvas. Very good
condition. Original. The frame is damaged, adequate.
“Oil color and mixed media painting on canvas. Very good condition. Original. The frame is damaged, adequate.”: “Oil color and mixed media painting on canvas. Very good condition. Original. The frame is damaged, adequate.” |