钤印：曼峰（右下）
说明 LEE MAN FONG’s Refined Animal Portraiture
李曼峰的动物绘画作品
One of Indonesia’s most renowned artists， Lee Man Fong and his family first moved to Singapore from Guangzhou， China， when he was just three years old. Lee spent his formative years in Singapore， where he was educated in Yangzheng School， and taught the techniques of sketching by Mei Yutian， an artist of the Lingnan school. He subsequently attended St Andrews School， where his painting abilities were recognised. Lee’s artistic career started from drawing cartoons and painting billboards for advertising firms. His artistic talents started to be professionally recognised when he moved to Indonesia in 1932， and served as the chief art designer for a Dutch firm.
在印度尼西亚时期，李曼峰接触到了许多精湛的欧洲油画，这些是当年巴达维亚Bratavia（今日的雅加达）殖民地时期进口的作品，也契机地让李接触到西方艺术的表现形式。回来后第二次世界大战期间，在监禁期间经历了磨难。战争结束后，1947年幸运的获得荷兰政府的津贴到荷兰学习艺术。在荷兰时，他的作品并不受欢迎，常常北批评为欠缺东方色彩，也是这时候李曼峰发觉到，在寻找他所追求的艺术时应该巡回自己的根源。寻找一种本土表达方式，技术和东方人的特征。
本次拍卖，我们很自豪地展示两幅分别描绘鲤鱼和鸽子的画作。以李氏典型的风格绘制，动物肥润的身形寓意繁荣和财富。在背景中的芦苇和高耸悬崖可以看到画的参考。
“The world of art is a garden with myriad blooms.“
— Lee Man Fong in The Oil Paintings of Lee Man Fong， page 11
“艺术世界是一个狂盛的花园。” - 李曼峰，李曼峰油画集，第11页
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