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HONG BO: INK AND COLOR ON PAPER ‘LANDSCAPE’ PAINTING
洪波 山水畫
Ink and color on paper, horizontal scroll. The painting depicts grand landscape scenery,
with mountains, trees, clouds, and houses, artist signature and mark on the right.
Length: 54 1/4 in (137.8 cm) Width: 27 3/4 in (70.5 cm)

$45,000 - $60,000

Kindly provided by the original artist Hong Bo. Mr. Bo Hong, also known as Chu Hai Tang Zhu, was born in Guangdong, China, and now lives
in the United States. Mr. Hong is a member of the China Artists Association, as well as a consultant for two American art institutes: Genuine
Fine Art Gallery and Yi Yan Society. His art is known for its fresh and vigorous style. Bo Hong’s works have been published in “Fine Arts”, “The
Painter”, “Art Observation”, “Chinese Painting and Calligraphy”, “Rong Bao Zhai”, “The Chinese”, and many other newspapers and magazines.
Organizations such as the UCLA Library, the Shenzhen City Library and the Chaoshan Cultural Research Center have been collecting his
works. Mr. Hong’s works have participated in and have won numerous awards from important art exhibitions in China and abroad. His
two international exhibitions, held in 2009 and 2011, not only attracted the attention of public and mainstream media, but also received
acknowledgment, commendations, and certificates of recognition from political leaders such as U.S. Congresswoman Judy Chu and San
Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee, as well as the California State Senate and many other bodies of government. They praised Mr. Bo Hong as “The
quintessence of neoclassical Chinese painting”, “An ambassador for the Chinese-American cultural exchange”.
由畫家本人友情提供。洪波,号出海堂主,现居美国。美国真如堂、艺研雅集艺术顾问，述古堂美术馆客座画家，中国美术家协
会会员。其画风清新浑厚，气韵生动。作品多次发表在《美术》、《国画家》、《美术观察》、《中国书画》、《荣宝斋》、
《华人》等报刊杂志，其作品及画集为加州大学图书馆、深圳市图书馆、潮汕历史文化研究中心等中外许多学术单位，美术机
构所收藏。洪波的作品列年来参展众多国内外重要美术展览，获奖无数。2009年和2011年举办的两次国际性大型个展，不但
令中美两国爱好艺术的民众以及主流媒体的目光投向了洪波这颗美术界的耀眼新星。而且赢得了包括美国国会众议员赵美心、
旧金山市长李孟贤在内的许多政要，以及美国各级政府部门的祝贺、表彰和嘉奖, 盛赞他为“中国画新古典主义代表画家”
，“中美文化艺术交流大使”。

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