サザビーズのインスタグラム(sothebys) - 9月27日 13時37分

The celebrated friendship between the two iconic artists, Wu Guanzhong and Chu Teh-Chun, began in 1936. At the age of seventeen, Wu met Chu, who was a year younger, at a military camp. After Chu invited him to his college, the National Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou, Wu was mesmerised by what he saw, and decided to switch his studies from engineering to arts. This momentous encounter prompted Wu to embark on an artistic journey which spanned a lifetime.

As history unfolded, the pair faced the challenges of wartime chaos while relocating from Hangzhou to Chongqing and later Nanjing. They shared the vivid merriment and bitterness of life, working towards the same goal to study in Paris, but were separated from each other and lost touch for thirty years.

The long-awaited reunion with Chu Teh-Chun was in the 1980s, which, according to Wu’s autobiography, was extraordinarily heart-warming. Rekindled by mutual appreciation and inspiration, their bond was stronger than ever, and they continued to support each other, often meeting in China and Europe. Through the brightest days and darkest nights, their admiration and respect for each other lasted a lifetime.

Important Wu Guanzhong works from the collection of Chu Teh-Chun will be offered in the Fine Chinese Paintings sale at Sotheby’s Hong Kong on 8 October, 2020.

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