Artist: Xu Linlu 許麟庐 (October 19, 1916 - August 9, 2011)
Grisaille Chicks and Tropical Leaf
Ink on paper, Ersebiao mount, Vertical axis hanging scroll
Painting (Sight): Length: 68 cm, Width: 47 cm
Signed/Seal(s): Signed, with an Artist seal

PROVENANCE:

Nien Cheng 念鄭 or Zheng Nian 鄭念 (January 28, 1915 - November 2, 2009) was the pen name of Yao Nien-Yuan (姚念媛). She was a Chinese author known for recounting her experiences during the Cultural Revolution in her memoir Life and Death in Shanghai.

ARTIST BIO: Xu Linlu 許麟庐 (October 19, 1916 - August 9, 2011) also known as Delin, was born in Penglai, Yantai , Shandong. Contemporary Chinese painter, calligrapher and connoisseur of calligraphy and painting . He once served as a member of the Chinese Artists Association and the Chinese Calligraphers Association , the vice president of the Zhongshan Painting and Calligraphy Society, the vice president of the Chinese Elderly Calligraphy and Painting Research Society, the president of the Beijing Flower and Bird Painting Research Society, the vice president of the Beijing Chinese Painting Research Society , and the honorary name of the Beijing Chinese Painting and Calligraphy Society. President, Honorary President of Shandong Penglai Calligraphy and Painting Society, Honorary President of Shandong Heze , Sichuan Leshan, Henan Kaifeng Calligraphy and Painting Academy, Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Correspondence University , and Honorary Professor of Beijing University of Technology.

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