‘BUTTERFLIES AND CHRYSANTHEMUM’, BY WANG XUETAO (1903-1982), DATED 1963 Ink and watercolors on paper. Boldly painted with two chrysanthemum flowers borne on leafy stems, with two butterflies flying towards them.

Inscriptions: Lower left, signed ‘Wang Xuetao’. Two seals, ‘Wang Xuetao’ and ‘Chiyuan’. Upper right, ‘Huaxiang duo lanman’ (bright-colored flowers), and dated to Guimao year (corresponding to 1963).

Provenance: From a German private collection.
Condition: Good condition with minor wear, creases, and soiling.

Dimensions: Image size 33 x 43 cm, Size incl. frame 48 x 58 cm

Framed behind glass.

Wang Xuetao (1903-1982) was a Chinese painter from Hebei province, who attended the Baoding Zhili Teachers College and the Peking College of Arts. Later he studied under Wang Mengbai, Qi Baishi, and Chen Banding.

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related painting by Wang Xuetao at China Guardian, in Colorful Anthology: Focus on Private Collections, on 21 May 2021, lot 1338, sold for EUR 14,700 (CNY 115,000). 1963年王雪濤(1903-1982)款《花香多爛漫》
紙本設色。描繪盛開菊花上的飛舞的蝴蝶，生動活潑，仿佛菊香撲鼻。

款識：右上角“花香多爛漫“、”癸卯年尾“等字樣：左下角“雪濤“、 ”畫蟲“；兩枚鈴印”王雪濤“、”遲園 “
來源：德國私人收藏
品相：狀況良好，輕微磨損、折痕和汙跡。

尺寸：畫面33 x 43 厘米，總48 x 58 厘米

玻璃面裝框。

拍賣結果比較：比較一件王雪濤相近的作品，見中國嘉德 Colorful Anthology: Focus on Private Collections 2021年5月21日 lot 1338, 售價EUR 14,700 (CNY 115,000)。