‘MOUNTAIN WATERFALL’, BY QIAN SONGYAN (1899-1985), DATED 1959China. Ink and watercolors on paper, with a silk brocade frame and mounted as a hanging scroll. Painted in shades of blue and light pink, depicting a waterfall in the mountains, with pine trees and two travelers admiring the monumental scene.Inscriptions: To the upper right, inscribed ‘Spring reigns in the mountains, farmers and workers are in united front’, dated ‘1959’, signed ‘by Qian Songyan’. Two seals, ‘Qian’ and ‘Songyan’. To the reverse, inscribed ‘Qian Songyan, Mountain water landscape’Provenance: A noted private collector, acquired in China between 1980 and 1990. The current owner lived in Xi’an, China, during the 1980s and 1990s. There he became friends with Zhao Wenfa, who at that time was a professor of Chinese arts at the Xi'an Art Academy. Zhao Wenfa advised him on Chinese painting and eventually inspired him to start his own collection.Condition: Very good condition with minor wear, little creasing, and minor soiling.Dimensions: Image size 135.5 x 69 cm, Size incl. mounting 185 x 79.2 cmQian Songyan (1899-1985) was born in Jiangsu province, China. He learned painting at an early age from his father. Qian graduated in 1923 from the Jiangsu Provincial College and taught art at academies in Suzhou and Wuxi after 1949. His work was exhibited both within China and abroad. Qian was also the executive director of the Association of Chinese Artists and the President of the Jiangsu Academy of Chinese Painting. He is closely associated with the ‘New Nanjing Style’ and often depicted monumental natural scenes such as waterfalls and mountains.Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 16 September 2014, lot 83Price: USD 22,500 or approx.EUR 27,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: Qian Songyan (1899-1985), Autumn mountainsExpert remark:pare the closely related motif. Note the smaller size (61 x 36.2 cm).錢松喦1959年《古塞新天萬里春》中國，紙本水墨設色，掛軸。峰巒曡嶂，青松遍野，瀑布直流，游人步於山間。款識：古塞新天萬里春，工農戰線頻。一九五九年錢松喦作。