CHU Teh-Chun (1920-2014). - Lot 188

CHU Teh-Chun (1920-2014). "N°289" Gouache on paper. Signed and dated 1966 lower right. Countersigned, dated and titled on verso. H_65 cm W_50 cm CHU Teh-Chun was born on October 24, 1920 in Baitu Zhen, Jiangsu province, China. Born into a family of traditional doctors with a passion for art, he received an early education in calligraphy and classical poetry. At the age of 15, he was admitted to the Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, where he discovered modern Western painting. With the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war, the Academy of Fine Arts left Hangzhou for Chongqing, a three-year journey during which CHU was introduced to the painting of southwestern minorities. After the declaration of the People's Republic of China, CHU went into exile in Taipei, Taiwan, where he taught at the National Normal University. In 1954, he held his first solo exhibition, which met with great success. He moved to Paris in 1955, where he discovered abstract art and signed a contract with Galerie Legendre. Artistic maturity (1965-1982) CHU established himself as an independent artist, organizing numerous exhibitions throughout Europe. He became a French citizen in 1981. In 1997, he was elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, becoming the first member of Chinese origin.CHU Teh-Chun continued to work until his death on March 26, 2014, at the age of 93. We would like to thank the CHU TEH-CHUN Foundation for their contribution in referencing this work. This work will be included in the catalog raisonné currently in preparation. A certificate of authenticity can be requested from the foundation.