Chu Teh-Chun Ignites Bidding

Result EUR381,000

Published on 06 November 2020, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 27 October 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

On September 23, 1978, the Chinese painter's sky turned red. On October 27, it positively caught fire.

Chu Teh-chun (1920-2014), Le 23.9.1978, 1978, oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm (39.38 x... Chu Teh-Chun Ignites Bidding

Chu Teh-chun (1920-2014), Le 23.9.1978, 1978, oil on canvas, 100 x 81 cm (39.38 x 31.89 in).
Result: €381,000

After moving to France in the spring of 1955, Chu Teh-Chun (1920-2014) had been there already for fifteen years seeking answers to his highest aspirations and pursuing his own path, when he embarked on a new artistic…

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