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Bidding is now open for our Fine Art, Jewelry, Design & Asian Art auction, Day 2 of our three-day December sale, featuring paintings, prints, sculpture, fine jewelry, watches, porcelain and Asian works of art. Highlights include a George Gardner Symons 'Winter River' oil on canvas, an 18K gold Tiffany & Co. Mark Coupe resonator watch and a Dale Chihuly "Persian Set," alongside works by Bridget Riley, Joan Miró, Rufino Tamayo and Chen Chi-Kwan, and more. Auction is Wednesday, December 2nd at 1 PM CST. Local pickup is December 7th, 8th and 9th from 1 to 5 PM at 5263 Edina Industrial Blvd, Edina, MN. Shipping is available on all lots.
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Lot 314

Zhiwei Tu "Chinese Dancer" Oil on Canvas

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$700

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Signed lower left. 

Date: 1992

 

Image: 39 1/2" Tall x 30" Wide 

Frame: 45" Tall x 35" Wide 

 

Condition: The canvas is not flush in the frame. The painting is in very good condition. Please see images for details. 

 

Artist Bio: Zhiwei Tu (b. 1951) was born to a farming family in a mountain village in Wengyuan County, in northern Guangdong, and showed a gift for drawing early, though in his village it had no practical use. He trained at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, where he earned a master's degree, and during interruptions to his studies traveled widely through China painting its people and history. He joined the Chinese Artists Association in 1985, came to the United States in 1987, and earned a second MFA at Drake University in Iowa in 1990.

In America Tu became a leading figure in the Oil Painters of America, winning the best award at its national exhibition, earning Master Signature status in 1999, and serving as the society's president from 2004 to 2006, the first Chinese born artist to lead it. His paintings join academic draftsmanship to a loose, light filled impressionist touch, and dancers, musicians and figures in costume are among his favorite subjects. In 2006 the city of Shaoguan opened the Zhiwei Tu Art Museum in his home region. "Chinese Dancer," dated 1992, comes from his early years in the United States.

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