Description Property from an Important Private Asian Collection Wu Guanzhong 1919 - 2010 Plum Blossoms oil on canvas laid on board signed and dated 73 in Chinese (lower right) painted in 1973 89.6 by 70 cm; 35 ¼ by 27 ½ in. -------------------------------------------------------- Important private collections in Asia Wu Guanzhong 1919-2010 red plum oil on canvas mounted on wood money recognition Tu Qisan (bottom right) Made in 1973 89.6 x 70 cm; 35 ¼ x 27 ½ in. Provenance Original owner acquired directly from the artist (sold: Heritage Arts, Taipei, 15 June 1997, Lot 76) Private Asian Collection (sold: Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 4 April 2015, Lot 1006) Important Private Asian Collection (acquired directly from the above sale) -------------------------------------------------------- Acquired directly from the artist by the original owner (sold at: Taipei, Heirloom Fine Art Auction, 15 June 1997, lot 76) An Asian Private Collector (sold at Sotheby's, Hong Kong, 4 April 2015, lot 1006) Important private collection in Asia (acquired directly from the above sale) Literature Nature through the eyes of Wu Guanzhong, Sotheby’s, Hong Kong, 2015, illustrated in color p. 50-66 -------------------------------------------------------- "Wu Guanzhong: Landscape of Life" (Hong Kong, Sotheby's, 2015), pp. 50-66, color illustration