大風堂名蹟 (Da Feng Tang ming ji), 2 volumes presenting one part of the paintings collection owned by Zhang Daqian (張大千, Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983) , Kyoto, Benrido Co., 1955 and 1956. This collection of paintings is called Da Feng Tang (Ta Feng Tang, ‘The Hall of the Wind’) and comprises originally a total of 4 volumes.

- volume III, ‘Masterpieces of paintings by Pa Ta Shan Jen from Ta Feng Tang (The Great Wind Hall) Collection’, 1955, published and printed by Benrido Co, Kyoto, Japan

- volume IV, ‘Masterpieces of Chinese painting from the Ta Feng Tang (The Great Wind Hall) Collection’, 1956, printed by Benrido Co. in Kyoto, Japan

Each work comes in its own protective box. Bilingual edition in English and Chinese.

Zhang Daqian (張大千, Chang Dai-chien, 1899-1983), one of the most famous Chinese painters of the twentieth century, became Li Ai Vee's painting teacher in the 1960s following their meeting in Switzerland.

Provenance: Li Ai Vee collection (1932-2021), chalet Yu-Lan

來自李愛維收藏 (1932-2021), 玉蘭木屋

Collection of Li Ai Vee

Piguet auction house is honoured to present the second part of the collection of Li Ai Vee ( 李 爱维 , born Eva Anita Li, 1932-2021), a Chinese-German painter living in Switzerland and a fervent collector of Asian art, mainly Chinese and Japanese.

Born in Shanghai, Li Ai Vee was introduced to painting as a child by her mother, herself an artist, and went on to become a pupil of prestigious painters such as Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) and Lu Yifei (1908-1997) in the 1950s. She then spent several years in Japan, where she was a disciple of the Zen master Rinzai Yamada Mumon Rôshi (1900-1988). There, in 1954, she was selected to paint several bamboos on the sliding doors of the Hiroshima Memorial.

In 1958, Li Ai Vee left China and settled in Zurich, Switzerland. In 1965, she met Zhang Daqian (Chang Dai-Chien, 1899-1983), and became a pupil of this internationally renowned painter. That same year, she was awarded the Medal of the City of Paris in recognition of her art.

In 1973, Li Ai Vee moved to Blonay to the chalet ‘Yu-Lan’ ( 玉蘭 , ‘Magnolia’), surrounded by a vast bamboo forest and guarded by carved Foo lions. It was there that she painted, surrounded by her extensive collection of Asian art, which she has enriched over the years. Li Ai Vee has put together a rich and varied collection of objects, combining monochrome vases, paintings and albums, scholarly objects, carved jades and divinities from the Asian pantheon, all of which she has combined with her passion for art.

The entire collection can be found by entering the keyword ‘Li Ai Vee’ in the search bar on our website.

The third and fourth parts of Li Ai Vee's collection will be presented in our future sales in March 2025 and June 2025.