Teh-Chun, Chu | Untitled — available on Composition Gallery

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Year: Circa 1970

This untitled lithograph by Chu Teh-Chun, created around 1970, combines expressive abstract forms with delicate hints of color. Dominated by large, gestural black brushstrokes, the composition has an organic and flowing quality, reminiscent of natural landscapes or towering rock formations. Splashes of red, blue, and green emerge from the left side, adding vibrant accents against the monochromatic background, and suggesting the presence of life or movement within the shadowy forms. Chu Teh-Chun’s work often merges Eastern calligraphic influences with Western abstract expressionism, creating a harmonious interplay between spontaneity and structure. This limited edition piece, one of only 90, exemplifies his unique style that captures a meditative, almost lyrical abstraction.

Chu Teh-Chun (China/France, 1920–2014) was a distinguished painter celebrated for integrating traditional Chinese techniques with Western abstract art. His dynamic compositions, often inspired by nature, feature bold brushstrokes and vibrant colors. In 1997, Chu became the first ethnic Chinese member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in France.

Chu Teh-Chun

Untitled

Name: Untitled
SKU: 8096

Form

Limited Edition Print

Limited Edition PrintA limited edition print is one of a number of prints made at the same time from one printmaking plate. A fixed number are made and signed by the artist, indicating the printing order, using the format 1/10, meaning first of ten prints.

Medium

Lithograph

Lithograph Lithography is a printing method based on the principle that water and oil do not mix. It can be used to print artwork or text onto paper or other suitable materials. Traditionally, an image was drawn with wax, fat, or oil onto a lithographic limestone surface or plate. Today, metal plates and other surfaces are also used in lithographic printing.

Edition

Edition of 90

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Year: Circa 1970

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In my paintings, colour and line are never coincidental.

- Chu Teh-Chun

Renowned for his unique style that merged elements of traditional Chinese painting with Western abstract art, Chu Teh-Chun was an artist whose notable works include Lucky Star – an oil on canvas portrait of his wife that was dubbed ‘The Mona Lisa of the East’ by fellow artist, Wu Guanzhong. Initially beginning his artistic career as a figurative painter, Teh-Chun found inspiration from Nicolas De Stael’s abstract landscapes, subsequently developing his own trademark style that features rigorous and technical brushwork as well as bold strokes of colour, reminiscent of Chinese calligraphy. Alongside Zao Wou-Ki and the aforementioned artist, Guanzhong, Teh-Chun was part of an influential trio dubbed the ‘Three Musketeers’, all of whom were elected as members of the French learned society, Académie des Beaux-Arts.

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Chu Teh-Chun

Untitled

76 x 55 cm

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