Lot 1069: YU MING (1884-1935)

YU MING (1884-1935)
Speaking of Loneliness to the Moon
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and color on paper
Inscribed with a romantic poem of a lonely night under the moon and signed by the artist: Difan, with two seals
Dated the fourth month, summer of xinyou year (1921)
One collector's seal
21 1/8 x 13¾ in. (53.6 x 34.9 cm.)

Yu Ming was born in Wuxing and used the artistic name Difan. He worked primarily in Shanghai and focused on figure paintings. A versatile artist, he learned Western watercolor techniques and studied the painting styles of Chen Hongshou and Ren Yi. He was a nephew of the poet Yu Yuan and close friends with Wu Changshuo.