Gan Gu Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Gan Gu Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 05, 2022
GU GAN (1942 â).
Est: £400 - £600
GU GAN (1942 â). GU GAN (1942 â). Garden of Loneliness, Coloured ink on rice paper, 68.6 x 68.6cm. Executed in 1993. å¤å¹² Gu Gan was invited by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild to design the wine label for the Mouton Rothschild 1996 vintage, the first Chinese artist to be thus honoured.
Chiswick Auctions
Sep. 05, 2022
GU GAN (1942 â).
Est: £400 - £600
GU GAN (1942 â). GU GAN (1942 â). Birds in the Trees are in Pairs, Coloured ink on rice paper, 67.9 x 67.9cm. Executed in 1994. å¤å¹²
Chiswick Auctions
May. 14, 2022
1 bottle 1996 Château Mouton Rothschild with artist label by Gu Gan
Est: €500 - €650
1 bottle 1996 Château Mouton Rothschild with artist label by Gu Gan French red wine, Pauillac, Baronne Philippine de Rothschild, Propriétaire, with label by the Chinese artist Gu Gan *1942, capsule intact, high fill, label (front and back) intact, slightly stained
K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg
Feb. 18, 2022
1 bottle 1996 Château Mouton Rothschild with artist label by Gu Gan
Est: €500 - €650
1 bottle 1996 Château Mouton Rothschild with artist label by Gu Gan French red wine, Pauillac, Baronne Philippine de Rothschild, Propriétaire, with label by the Chinese artist Gu Gan *1942, capsule intact, high fill, label (front and back) intact, slightly stained
K&K – Auktionen in Heidelberg
Nov. 18, 2020
Gu Gan (1942-2020) Lotus Flower Hanging Scroll
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Color on paper, painted a goddess holding a red lotus flower, with the artist's signature and two seal marks. H:132.2cm W:62.6cm Provenance: From Sun Jin and Kong Yong Xiaocouples, Ms. Kong Yong Xiao was the director at BeiJing Film Studio. 古幹（1942-2020）天上紅蓮設色紙本立軸來源：孔詠霄老師、孫錦老師伉儷為北京電影學院導演系第一屆畢業生，中國著名導演，曾在北京電影製片廠工作多年，後移民多倫多，至今活躍在中加兩國文藝界，並同眾多畫家建立了深厚友情，此次上拍的趙朴初、溥傑、韓美林、古幹、劉漢的作品，均為藝術家親贈的力作。 Click Here For Natural Light Images
Stunning Arts Auction & Appraisal
Sep. 29, 2020
GU GAN (1942 –). 古干
Est: £1,000 - £2,000
GU GAN (1942 –). 古干 Transporting Horses in the West, Coloured ink on rice paper, Executed in 1998. 68 x 135.5cm.
Chiswick Auctions
Sep. 29, 2020
GU GAN (1942 –). 古干GU GAN (1942 –). 古干
Est: £500 - £800
GU GAN (1942 –). 古干 Birds in the Trees are in Pairs, Coloured ink on rice paper, 67.9 x 67.9cm. Executed in 1994.
Chiswick Auctions
Sep. 29, 2020
GU GAN (1942 –). 古干
Est: £500 - £800
GU GAN (1942 –). 古干 Garden of Loneliness, Coloured ink on rice paper, 68.6 x 68.6cm. Executed in 1993. Gu Gan was invited by Baroness Philippine de Rothschild to design the wine label for the Mouton Rothschild 1996 vintage, the first Chinese artist to be thus honoured.
Chiswick Auctions
Jul. 21, 2020
GU GAN (1942-2020) - Dancer
Est: $1,500 - $2,300
GU GAN (1942-2020) Dancer Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 401⁄8 x 337⁄8 in. (102 x 86 cm.) Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated autumn, yichou year (1985) Please note this lot is the property of a private individual. Provenance Acquired directly from the artist.
Christie's
Sep. 10, 2019
GU GAN (BORN 1942) Three Men Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 49 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (126 x 54 cm.)
Est: $1,500 - $2,300
GU GAN (BORN 1942) Three Men Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper 49 ½ x 21 ¼ in. (126 x 54 cm.) Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with three seals of the artist Dated mid-summer, bingyin year (1986)
Christie's
Sep. 10, 2019
GU GAN (BORN 1942) Sumo Wrestling Hanging scroll, ink on paper 15 ¾ x 16 ½ in. (40 x 42 cm.)
Est: $1,000 - $1,300
GU GAN (BORN 1942) Sumo Wrestling Hanging scroll, ink on paper 15 ¾ x 16 ½ in. (40 x 42 cm.) Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with two seals of the artist Dated autumn, yichou year (1985)
Christie's
May. 31, 2017
GU GAN (CHINESE B. 1942)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
GU GAN (CHINESE B. 1942) Herons, 1979 ink and watercolor on paper on a hanging scroll 66 x 44 cm (26 x 17 3/8 in.) [sight] inscribed, signed and sealed along the right edge
Shapiro Auctions LLC
Dec. 03, 2016
Gu Gan, Waves, 2006
Est: €6,000 - €9,000
Waves Ink and colour on xuan paper Gu Gan (b. 1942) modern Chinese ink artist Signed, titled, and dated 2006 in Chinese, and marked with three seals of the artist Literature: Kuo, Jason C., Chinese Ink Painting Now, Distributed Art Publishers, New York, USA; Timezone 8, Hong Kong, China, 2010, p. 133 88 x 88 cm; (34 5/8 x 34 5/8 in) Provenance: The Origo Collection Born in Changsha, Hunan, in 1942, Gu Gan is now internationally recognized as a key pioneer of the modernist movement in calligraphic painting on the mainland. Gu studied traditional Chinese painting at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, and turned to calligraphy during the chaotic years of the 1960s. He was not able to resume his study of painting until 1975, when he was appointed as art editor of the People's Literature Publishing House. Interested in modern art, especially the early-20th-century innovators Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, and Joan Miró, Gu Gan started to experiment with radical approaches to calligraphy at the China National Art Museum in Beijing in 1985, which earned him the position of chairman of the Society of Modern Calligraphy and Painting. In most of his works, Gu Gan combines traditional Chinese characters, particularly those having archaic and pictographic formulation, with abstract painting. He has created a new pictorial language that reverses the traditional relationship between calligraphic form and content, and his writings and lectures have had an important impact on the development of a modernist calligraphy. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Sep. 13, 2016
GU GAN (BORN 1942) Horses in Golden Light
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
GU GAN (BORN 1942) Horses in Golden Light Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper 26 x 26 in. (66 x 66 cm.) Entitled, inscribed, and signed, with one seal of the artist Dated winter, 1998
Christie's
Sep. 13, 2016
GU GAN (BORN 1942) A Horse in Hills
Est: $6,000 - $8,000
GU GAN (BORN 1942) A Horse in Hills Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper. 26 ½ x 26 ½ in. (67 x 67 cm.) Inscribed, with one seal of the artist Dated autumn, 1998
Christie's
Feb. 05, 2016
GU GAN (Chinese, 1942-) "A BULL IN THE WOODS" 1999.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Colored ink on rice paper. Housed in a modern black frame with double mat behind Plexiglas. Signed lower left, also retaining label on verso of Michael Goedhuis, London. SIZE: SIGHT: 39-1/2" x 39-1/2". OVERALL: 52-1/2" x 52". CONDITION: Very good to excellent. 49818-26
James D. Julia
Mar. 14, 2015
GU GAN, (1942 - ), DATED 1979, herons
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
GU GAN (1942 - ), dated 1979/span herons Hanging scroll, ink and watercolor on paper, inscribed with "sha ji shou sheng ya", painted in Beijing, signed and sealed by the artist. Sight H: 26 in., 66 cm, L: 17 1/2 in., 44 cm
Freeman's | Hindman
Mar. 01, 2015
Gu Gan one volume hardback born in 1942 Hu Gan is one of Chinas foremost modern calligraphers/artist he has exhibited in the British Museum, China National art Museum etc
Est: $100 - $200
Gu Gan one volume hardback born in 1942 Hu Gan is one of Chinas foremost modern calligraphers/artist he has exhibited in the British Museum, China National art Museum etc
Lugosi Auctioneers & Valuers
Dec. 05, 2014
An abstract painting by Gu Gan (born 1942)
Est: €9,000 - €12,000
An abstract painting by Gu Gan (born 1942) entitled Walk (Chinese 'bu') and alluding to Chinese characters. Ink on paper, backed. Crumpled effect to areas of paper, one of the 'shuimo jili' techniques involving the spraying of an ink and water solution onto the paper. Inscribed and signed 1992, written by Gu Gan and sealed changshou (Long Life), wanxiang (Ten Thousand Phenomena) and Gu Gan. Framed and glazed.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 01, 2014
Gu Gan (1942- ), GIRL WITH FLOWER
Est: $600 - $800
Ink and colour on paper. Framed, 19.7" x 15" - 50 x 38 cm.
Waddington's
Sep. 24, 2014
1 Bottle 1996 Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
Est: €280 - €340
One bottle of Château Mouton Rothschild 1996 vintage Pauillac, Bordeaux/France Label designed by Gu Gan (born 1942) Original filling quantity: 0.75 l Fill level: high fill Robert Parker (1999): 94/100 James Suckling (2007): 96/100 René Gabriel (2014): 19/20 This lot comprises two bottles of 1996 vintage Château Mouton-Rothschild from the Pauillac appellation in Bordeaux. The label was designed Gu Gan (born 1942), the first Chinese artist to receive this honour. The Pauillac appellation produces some of the world's most highly-prized and expensive red wines. Situated to the northwest of the city of Bordeaux, near the Atlantic coast, its vineyards are located on dried-out swamplands. Vines take root in gravel dunes with subterranean clay lens. Here, Cabernet Sauvignon can develop a unique depth of taste and power, so the grape variety therefore makes up a large percentage of the Pauillac cuvées. The tannin-rich, powerful, concentrated wines require longer bottle-ageing in order to differentiate and reveal their taste. The Classification of 1855 put the vineyards of the Lafite-Rothschild and Latour estates ahead of the pack, awarding them Premier cru status. Mouton-Rothschild has also belonged to the club since 1973. In second place are the Deuxième crus of Pichon-Longueville-Baron and Pichon-Longueville-Comtesse de Lalande. For decades, however, experts have judged them as being at least on a par with their Premier cru counterparts. This is also the case for numerous other top wines from this appellation. The fill level is excellent (high fill). The label and capsule are in perfect condition. Château Mouton-Rothschild Château Mouton-Rothschild in Pauillac near Bordeaux is one of the most famous vineyards in the world. It is owned by the banking family Rothschild. The vineyard of today is the life's work of Baron Philippe de Rothschild, whom it was signed over on October 22, 1922, when he was a young man. Striving for excellence and searching for new methods, he consistently improved the quality of the Château's output. His first innovation was bottling the entire vintage at the vineyard, in order to maintain the quality of production: "Mise en Bouteille au Château". The reward finally came in 1973, when the Château Mouton-Rothschild was reclassified from Deuxième to Premier Cru (First Growth), the only change to have been made in the history of the official classification. Mouton has 82 hectares vine area, made up of 77 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 12 % Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Franc and 2 % Petit Verdot. Château Mouton-Rothschild lies on a slope that is up to 30 m high. The over 8 m layer of gravel of this slope lies on a chalk base, coming from alluvial deposits of the nearby Gironde from the Pyrenees towards the end of the Beestonian stage. The grape variety Cabernet Sauvignon grows splendidly on this soil. Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.
Auctionata Paddle8 AG
Sep. 13, 2014
Gu Gan, (Chinese, b. 1942), Melody of Autumn, 1999, colored ink on rice paper, 39" x 39"
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
Gu Gan (Chinese, b. 1942) Melody of Autumn, 1999 colored ink on rice paper 39" x 39" Provenance: Michael Goedhuis, London (label on verso)
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Dec. 06, 2013
An abstract painting by Gu Gan (born 1942)
Est: €8,000 - €10,000
An abstract painting by Gu Gan (born 1942) entitled Walk (Chinese 'bu') and alluding to Chinese characters. Ink on paper, backed. Crumpled effect to areas of paper, one of the 'shuimo jili' techniques involving the spraying of an ink and water solution onto the paper. Inscribed and signed 1992, written by Gu Gan and sealed changshou (Long Life), wanxiang (Ten Thousand Phenomena) and Gu Gan. Framed and glazed.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 06, 2013
An abstract painting by Gu Gan (born 1942)
Est: €7,200 - €9,000
An abstract painting by Gu Gan (born 1942) entitled "Mit diesen Händen" (By these hands) and alluding to the Chinese translation of the poem of the same title written by the famous German author Heinrich Böll (1917-1985) in 1947, "Yong zhe shuang shou". Ink on paper, backed. Inscribed, dated and signed 1992, Gu Gan and sealed Gu Gan. The painting was Gu Gan's contribution to the international Heinrich-Böll-Symposium held in Cologne, 1992, and the related exhibition in the Museum of East Asian Art. Böll's poem describes how 'these hands' pretend to be innocent but are really marked by the war and the fight for survival. It is an appeal to become conscious of the past in order to regain personal credibility.
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 07, 2012
>>> Gu Gan (born 1942)
Est: €11,000 - €13,200
An abstract ink painting entitled 'Walk' (Chinese "bu") and alluding to Chinese characters, illegible. Ink on paper, backed. Crumpled effect to areas of paper, one of the 'shuimo jili' techniques involving the spraying of an ink and water solution onto the paper. See also lot 360. Inscribed and signed '1992 written by Gu Gan'. Three seals: above right: "chang shou" (Long Life), above left: "wan xiang" (tenthousand phenomena), bottom left: "Gu Gan". Framed behind glass. 103 cm²/115 x 117cm (whole sheet), 130.5 cm² (frame)
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 07, 2012
Gu Gan (born 1942)
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
An abstract ink painting entitled 'Mit diesen Händen' (By these hands) and alluding to the Chinese translation of the poem of the same title written by the famous German author Heinrich Böll (1917-1985) in 1947, "Yong zhei shuang shou". Ink on paper, backed. Inscribed and signed: '1992 ...Gu Gan...artificial meaning'. Sealed: 'Gu Gan'.The painting was Gu Gan's contribution to the international Heinrich-Böll-Symposium held in Cologne, 1992 and the related exhibition in the Museum of East Asian Art. Böll's poem describes how 'these hands' pretend to be innocent but are really marked by the war and the fight for survival. It is an appeal to become conscious of the past in order to regain personal credibility. Ca. 103 cm² (picture)
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Dec. 07, 2012
Gu Gan (born 1942)
Est: €11,000 - €13,200
An abstract ink painting entitled 'Bull' (Chinese "niu") and alluding to Chinese characters, illegible. Ink on paper, backed. Crumpled effect to areas of paper, one of the 'shuimo jili' techniques involving the spraying of an ink and water solution onto the paper. See also lot 362. Inscribed and signed '[19]92 written by Gu Gan'. Five seals: upper right: "chang shou" (Long Life), middle: "chang hong" (long rainbow), upper left and middle-left: illegible; bottom-left: "Gu Gan". Framed behind glass.Gu Gan, born in 1942 in Changsha and today living in Beijing, is a leading figure in the group of calligraphers, who have been developing a modern style of calligraphy, 'xiandai hua', and became known through their exhibition in the National Museum of Art, Beijing in 1985. Inspired by the work of artists such as Kandinsky, Klee, Picasso, Mondrian and Miró, Gu concluded that, in calligraphy, the expression of subjective feelings and individual design principles should hold precedence over classical rules which grant the the legibility of texts, such as the fixed direction and sequence of writing. In addition to this came the use of archaic characters, the deformation of individual characters and the use of colour to alienate aspects of the calligraphy, all in all giving it theair of an abstract composition. The boarders between painting and calligraphy became blurred. However two essential requirements of Chinese writing aesthetics remained; the tension between movement and tranquility and between substance and space.In 1987 and 1992/1993 Gu Gan went to Bonn and Hamburg for study trips and was sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundatin, Cologne. He held solo-exhibitions in London (1998), New York (2002, 2004, 2006) and group exhibitions, amongst others, in the Museum of East Asian Art, Cologne (1992) and the British Museum (1997). In addition to these two museums his work can also be found today in the National Fine Art Museum, Beijing and in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Ca. 103 cm²/ ca. 115 x 117cm (whole sheet), ca. 130,5 cm² ( frame)
Kunsthaus Lempertz KG
Nov. 15, 2011
Property from Various Owners.
Est: $2,500 - $4,000
Abstract Composition, 1994 Ink and color on paper, framed and glazed; with an artist's inscription in ink, a second inscription in pencil, and two relief seals of the artist. 19 3/4 x 19 3/4in (50 x 50cm)
Bonhams
Jun. 21, 2011
Property from Various Owners
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
Abstract Composition, 1994 Ink and color on paper, framed and glazed; with an artist's inscription in ink, a second inscription in pencil, and two relief seals of the artist. 19 3/4 x 19 3/4in (50 x 50cm)
Bonhams
Apr. 09, 2008
Gu Gan , B. 1942 The Love of Lake ink and colour on rice paper
Est: $120,000 - $160,000
with three seals of the artist, framed under Plexiglas Executed in 2005. ink and colour on rice paper
Sotheby's
Apr. 09, 2008
Gu Gan , B. 1942 Heart of China ink on paper
Est: $160,000 - $240,000
with a seal mark of the artist with 29 further seals, framed under glass Executed in 1988. ink on paper
Sotheby's
Dec. 17, 2007
Gu Gan Chinese,B. 1942 , black heart, red heart chinese ink, gouache and gold paint on fiberboard
Est: €3,000 - €5,000
signed chinese ink, gouache and gold paint on fiberboard
Sotheby's

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