Artist Auction Records
Kuchan Li

Kuchan Li (1899 - 1983) was active/lived in China.  Kuchan Li is known for Painting.

Li Kuchan (???, 1899-1983), courtesy name Ligong (??), was a Chinese painter, calligrapher and art educator.

Li was born in Gaotang County (???), Shandong Province (???).  Coming from a poor peasant family, Li took up hard labour to earn his way through art school in Beijing.  He also studied with Xu Beihong (???) and Qi Baishi (???); the latter considered Li his best student.  Li was active as an art teacher in Beijing from 1926, notably at the Central Academy of Fine Arts from 1950 until his death in 1983.

He specialized in bird-and-flower painting in the free and spontaneous xieyi (“sketching the idea”) style that captures the spirit of the subjects through expressive calligraphic brushwork and simplified forms.  He was known for his depiction of birds of prey throughout his career, but the works of his later years are particularly free and bold.  The phrase “Pan of the south and Li of the north (????)” was coined in recognition of the simila   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1755 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 1053 auction lots for Kuchan Li (of which 732 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Kuchan Li as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Kuchan Li in 0 of its research Essays. Kuchan Li has 23 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Kuchan Li available:    Zhou Huang,  Shifa Cheng,  XueTao Wang,  Yanshao Lu,  Yun Tang,  Zhiliu Xie,  Xiongcai Li,  Yongyu Huang,  Songyan Qian,  Li Keran,  Wenzhi Song,  Shanyue Guan,  Gong Qi,  Shouping Dong,  Changshuo Wu,  Junbi Huang,  Binhong Huang,  Ru Pu,  Daqian Zhang,  Qizhan Zhu,  Shao'ang Zhao,  Baishi Qi,  Xueshi Bai,  Haisu Liu



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
 
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Hanging scroll

Kuchan Li

Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+187% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

EAGLE ON THE ROCK , 1946

Kuchan Li

Lot 2018
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+99% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Water birds , 1979

Kuchan Li

Lot 1920
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+15% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

EAGLE , 1979

Kuchan Li

Lot 2064
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+317% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

BIRDS ON THE BRANCH OF PINE

Kuchan Li

Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+149% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

TWO EAGLES

Kuchan Li

Lot 656
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+149% over est.)



Inside pricing art ... 

  • Millions of auction records
  • Prices for 350,000+ artists
  • Auction lots to 1987
WATCH VIDEO

Subscribe to askART's alerts and research services for a global art market.

Popular

Monthly

$29.95 / mo.

  • Full access
  • Plan Details

  •    Auction Records
  •    Upcoming at Auction
  •    New / Recent Sales
  •    Artist Signatures
  •    Sales Graph Analysis
  •    30 Artist Alerts
Recurring, cancel any time

Yearly

$325.00 / yr.

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · Same as monthly
  • · Save 10%
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Recurring, cancel any time

1 Day

$19.95 / day

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · 10 Artist Alerts
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Sample askART Records

•  Cy Twombly  Minimalism
•  Georgia O'Keeffe  Landscapes
•  Andrew Wyeth  Portraits
•  Ed Ruscha  Pop word illusions
•  Camille Pissarro  Impressionist

 
Top