Auction sale reference

Chu Teh-Chun (ZHU DEQUN, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2014) No. 229 oil on canvas 130 x 195 cm. (51 1/8 x 74 3/4 in.)

Sold for HK$38,395,000 at Christie's on May 25, 2019.

Abstract painting with sweeping gray, black, blue, and ochre brushstrokes

Lot description

CHU TEH-CHUN (ZHU DEQUN, FRANCE/CHINA, 1920-2014) No. 229 signed in Chinese, signed and dated ‘CHU TEH CHUN 66’ (middle left); signed in Chinese, signed, dated and titled ‘CHU TEH CHUN 1966 No 229’ (on the reverse) oil on canvas 130 x 195 cm. (51 1/8 x 74 3/4 in.) Painted in 1966

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