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木板 油画
创作于1960年前后
签名：（背）约一九六○年前后作於北京 吴冠中
出版：《吴冠中全集10》P187，湖南美术出版社，2012年。
说明：本拍品创作于60年代前后，吴冠中藏于家中悬挂十余载，70年代末将作品赠于亲属并补签名于背面。
Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) Peony
Oil on board
Dated circa 1960
Signed 'Wu Guanzhong' in Chinese and dated on reverse
Illustrated: Complete Works of Wu Guanzhong, vol. 10, p. 187, Hunan Fine Arts Publishing House, 2012
Note: The lot was given by the artist to his family in the late 1970s and
signed on reverse then.
51×40.5 cm
RMB: 6,000,000-8,000,000
吴冠中 1919年生于江苏宜兴。1942年毕业于杭州国立艺术专科学校，1946年考取教育部公费留学，1947年入巴黎国立高级美术学校，随苏弗尔皮学习西洋美术史。1950年返国，先后任教于中央美术学院、清华大学建筑系、北京艺术学院、中央工艺美术学院。曾任中国美术家协会常务理事。1991年，法国文化部授予其“法国文艺最高勋位”。1999年，国家文化部主办“吴冠中画展”。2000年，入选法兰西学院学术院院通讯院士，是首位获此殊荣的中国籍艺术家，也是法兰西学院成立近二百年来第一位获此职位的亚洲人。
Wu Guanzhong was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province in 1919. He graduated from Hangzhou National Art College in 1942 and was selected to study abroad on government fund in 1946. In 1947, he arrived at école Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris where he studied Western history of art under the instruction of Jean Souverbie. After returning to China in 1950, he taught at China Central Academy of Fine Arts, Architecture Department of Tsinghua University, Beijing College of Art and Central Academy of Craft and Fine Arts. In 1991, the artist was awarded with the Highest Order of Honor by Cultural Department of France. In 1999, the National Cultural Department held a solo exhibition for the artist. In 2000, Wu became the correspondent member of the French Academy.