CUI RUZHUO (born in 1944)
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See also : Modern China Mountains in China
Chronology : 2006 2010-2019 2013 2017 2020 to now
See also : Modern China Mountains in China
Chronology : 2006 2010-2019 2013 2017 2020 to now
Intro
Cui Ruzhuo is a connoisseur and keen collector of fine calligraphy and painting works from the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties to modern masters. He is a doctoral tutor at the China Academy of Art in Beijing.
His signature art is an accumulation of ink with the artist's fingers.
His signature art is an accumulation of ink with the artist's fingers.
2006 Landscape in Snow
2014 SOLD for HK$ 184M by Poly
Cui Ruzhuo assembles polyptychs composed of vertical panels painted in line and wash on paper in his signature finger ink technique. A single monumental work may occupy a full wall in an exhibition.
His themes appeal to the Chinese sensitivity. His favorite is the unlimited landscape of snowy mountains, eternally indifferent to men.
A set of eight panels made in 2005 for a total size of 202 x 988 cm was sold for HK $ 77M by Christie's on May 28, 2013, lot 1347.
A Landscape in snow painted in 2006 was sold for HK $ 184M by Poly on April 7, 2014, lot 2017. This ink and color on paper is an unfragmented hand scroll 64 cm x 36 m plus a frontispiece.
A cloudy landscape 5.20 m wide titled Rain in the Autumn or Misty Autumn in the Drizzling Rain, executed in 2010, was sold for HK $ 142M by Poly on April 3, 2017, lot 1218.
A set of four landscapes, ink and color on paper 295 x 142 cm each executed in 2013, was sold for HK $ 134M by Poly on October 5, 2015, lot 2309.
His themes appeal to the Chinese sensitivity. His favorite is the unlimited landscape of snowy mountains, eternally indifferent to men.
A set of eight panels made in 2005 for a total size of 202 x 988 cm was sold for HK $ 77M by Christie's on May 28, 2013, lot 1347.
A Landscape in snow painted in 2006 was sold for HK $ 184M by Poly on April 7, 2014, lot 2017. This ink and color on paper is an unfragmented hand scroll 64 cm x 36 m plus a frontispiece.
A cloudy landscape 5.20 m wide titled Rain in the Autumn or Misty Autumn in the Drizzling Rain, executed in 2010, was sold for HK $ 142M by Poly on April 3, 2017, lot 1218.
A set of four landscapes, ink and color on paper 295 x 142 cm each executed in 2013, was sold for HK $ 134M by Poly on October 5, 2015, lot 2309.
2013 The Grand Snowing Mountains
2016 SOLD for HK$ 307M by Poly
The Grand Snowing Mountains, inspired by Jiangnan, was painted in ink and color on paper by Cui Ruzhuo in 2013.
It was sold by Poly on April 7, 2013 for HK $ 236M, lot 2314, just after being prepared as a set of eight mounted panels 292 x 143 cm. It is illustrated in the 2015 post sale release.
A similar example, or possibly the same after rework, was sold by the same auction house on April 4, 2016 for HK $ 307M from a lower estimate of HK $ 150M as a mounted set of six for an overall 300 x 870 cm, lot 1213.
It was sold by Poly on April 7, 2013 for HK $ 236M, lot 2314, just after being prepared as a set of eight mounted panels 292 x 143 cm. It is illustrated in the 2015 post sale release.
A similar example, or possibly the same after rework, was sold by the same auction house on April 4, 2016 for HK $ 307M from a lower estimate of HK $ 150M as a mounted set of six for an overall 300 x 870 cm, lot 1213.
2013 Sound of Lotus
2017 SOLD for HK$ 177M by Poly
On the theme of the lotus, a giant Lotus Wind by Cui Ruzhuo, 18 m long and 2.80 m high, was unveiled in the Great Hall of the People in January 2011.
A scroll in ink on paper 147 x 370 cm executed in the autumn of the same year was sold for HK $ 15.2M by Christie's on May 29, 2012, lot 3356. The plants are viewed in a highly dynamic close up from ground to sky.
A set of eight scrolls 247 x 123 cm each by Cui Ruzhuo was sold for HK $ 124M by Christie's on 29 November 2011, lot 2237. The lotus are drawn with distorted shapes. This work is dated from early summer xinmao year matching 2011 CE, a few months before its auction.
Sound of Lotus, ink and color on paper 143 x 520 cm executed in 2013, was sold for HK $ 177M by Poly on October 3, 2017, lot 1211.
A scroll in ink on paper 147 x 370 cm executed in the autumn of the same year was sold for HK $ 15.2M by Christie's on May 29, 2012, lot 3356. The plants are viewed in a highly dynamic close up from ground to sky.
A set of eight scrolls 247 x 123 cm each by Cui Ruzhuo was sold for HK $ 124M by Christie's on 29 November 2011, lot 2237. The lotus are drawn with distorted shapes. This work is dated from early summer xinmao year matching 2011 CE, a few months before its auction.
Sound of Lotus, ink and color on paper 143 x 520 cm executed in 2013, was sold for HK $ 177M by Poly on October 3, 2017, lot 1211.
2016 Lotus in the Autumn Wind
2016 SOLD for HK$ 142M by Poly
An assembly of panels in ink and color on paper 142 x 750 cm executed in 2016 by Cui Ruzhuo was sold for HK $ 142M by Poly on October 3 of the same year, lot 1219. Its title is Lotus in the Autimn Wind.
2016 Ten Thousand Miles of Snow
2017 SOLD for RMB 138M by Poly
Ten Thousand Miles of Snow, an assembly in color on paper 180 x 550 cm overall painted in 2016 by Cui Ruzhuo, was sold for RMB 138M by Poly on June 4, 2017, lot 4310.
2017 Twelve Screens of Landscape
2017 SOLD for RMB 240M by Poly
A set of twelve painted in 2017 by Cui Ruzhuo was sold for RMB 240M by Poly on December 17, 2017, lot 2808.
It is illustrated in the post sale report shared by The Value. The reported title, Twelve screens of finger ink landscape, refers to the Cui's signature painting technique.
It is illustrated in the post sale report shared by The Value. The reported title, Twelve screens of finger ink landscape, refers to the Cui's signature painting technique.
2017 Snowy Mountains
2018 SOLD for HK$ 170M by China Guardian
Snowy Mountains, ink and color on paper 178 x 470 cm painted in 2017 by Cui Ruzhuo, was sold for HK $ 170M by China Guardian on October 3, 2018, lot 1446.
2019 Rafting in Wind and Rain
2023 SOLD for RMB 230M by Yongle
Rafting in wind and rain, ink and color on paper 395 x 255 cm painted in 2019 by Cui Ruzhuo, features a boat brought home in harsh condition in a mountain surrounding.
It was sold for RMB 230M by Yongle on February 24, 2023.
It was sold for RMB 230M by Yongle on February 24, 2023.
2019 Cold Blue Autumn Water
2019 SOLD for RMB 138M by Poly
Painted by Cui Ruzhuo in 2019, a 37 x 1030 cm handscroll featuring a lotus pond with the cold blue clear autumn water and beautiful colors in the sky was sold for RMB 138M by Poly on December 2, 2019, lot 1300.
2020 Listening to the Rain
2020 SOLD for RMB 173M by Poly
Listening to the Rain and Sleeping in the Lotus Pond in Autumn, handscroll in color on paper 43 x 960 cm painted by Cui Ruzhuo in 2020, was sold for RMB 173M by Poly on October 16, 2020, lot 1633.
It expresses a continuous light summer rain falling on an infinite lotus pond with its blooming flowers and wind on the lotus leaves.
It expresses a continuous light summer rain falling on an infinite lotus pond with its blooming flowers and wind on the lotus leaves.
