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Subject:painting who is the artist please?
Posted By: Helmia Fri, Oct 08, 2021 IP: 2a00:23c6:9f92:fe00:

anyone know who did this painting? It is signed on the back too on a thin piece of wood.







Subject:Re: painting who is the artist please?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Oct 09, 2021

両箇黄鸝鳴翆柳 - Two orioles singing on the willow tree
南燕先生為劉君任於香江 - To Mr. Nan Yan (by) Liu Juren at Xiangjiang (Hong Kong)
Upper seal,
劉 - Liu
Lower seal,
君任長壽 - Juren changshou (longevity)

Inscription on the back,
劉君任双鳥圖 - Liu Juren picture of two birds

Liu Juren 劉君任 1900-1961

Honk Kong based painter. Graduated from the Art Department of the University of Chicago. His paintings are a fusion of Chinese and Western painting. Authored several books on Western and Chinese paintings.

With regards,
I.Nagy

With regards,

Subject:Re: painting who is the artist please?
Posted By: Helmia Sat, Oct 09, 2021

Thanks Nagy but I can't find this artist on google. Can you give any more info?

Subject:Re: painting who is the artist please?
Posted By: I.Nagy Sat, Oct 09, 2021

Correction,
Liu Junren is the corect transcription of the name.
In Cantonese it reads; Lau Kwan Yam
I.Nagy


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