African grey parrot in a silver wattle tree

Ink and colour on paper, mounted, framed
Signed Chien-ying, dated 1957, with two seals of the artist

顔色紙本 鏡框
款識： 一九五七年蒨英寫
鈐印：[張][蒨]

Provenance:
Estate of the Artist

A number of studies for this work are among the artist’s sketchbooks.  A fully worked study is inscribed in pencil ‘“Bonjour Bertie” The day passed happily while he rested at the top of a tall tree’. 

銀荊枝上的非洲灰鸚鵡

Dimensions: 54.5 x 38.5 cm

Date: Chang Chien-ying (1909-2003)

Price: £ 3,200