‘KINGFISHER AND LOTUS’, BY WANG XUETAO (1903-1982) 王雪濤《翠鳥荷花圖》China. Ink and watercolors on paper, mounted as a hanging scroll. Vividly painted with a kingfisher perched on the stem of a large lotus blossom above grasses, leaves, a pink lotus flower, a closed pink lotus bud, and an insect.Inscriptions: Upper right, signed ‘Wang Xuetao’, two seals of the artist. Lower left, one seal of the artist.Provenance: London trade. Condition: The painting in very good condition with minor wear, foxing, and faint creases, the mounting backed in some areas and generally with more extensive wear and foxing as well as small tears.Dimensions: Image size 136.5 x 68 cm, Size incl. mounting 210.5 x 82.5 cmWang Xuetao (1903-1982) was a Chinese painter from Hebei province, who attended the Baoding Zhili Teachers College and the Peking College of Arts. Later he studied under Wang Mengbai, Qi Baishi, and Chen Banding.Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 1 December 2020, lot 1135 Price: HKD 500,000 or approx. EUR 61,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Wang Xuetao, Lotus and Mandarin DucksExpert remark: Compare the closely related manner of painting with similar lotus and birds. Note the addition of mandarin ducks in this work and the smaller size (96.5 x 60 cm).王雪濤《翠鳥荷花圖》中國，紙本水墨設色，掛軸。生動地描繪了一隻翠鳥棲息在荷葉梗上，似乎正要起飛，荷葉大如傘，一朵荷花和一個花蕾斜插而出。也許是荷花的花香吸引了蜻蜓飛來。畫面清新生動。 款識：丙辰夏初雪濤時客燕市；鈴印：老雪，遲園 來源：倫敦古玩交易。 品相：狀況極好，有輕微的磨損、褐變、起毛和摺痕。尺寸：畫面136.5 x 68 厘米，總210.5 x 82.5 厘米 拍賣結果比較： 形制：非常相近 拍賣：香港佳士得，2020年12月1日，lot 1135 價格：HKD 500,000（相當於今日EUR 61,500） 描述：王雪濤《荷花鴛鴦》 專家評論：比較非常相近的繪畫風格，例如荷花和鳥。manner of painting with similar lotus and birds. 請注意此幅畫中還有鴛鴦，尺寸較小(96.5 x 60厘米)。