1012 Eight Immortals 八仙圖

Ding Yanyong 丁𧗠庸 
 
Eight Immortals 八仙圖 
 
Ink on Paper 水墨紙本 
 
138 x 69 cm 
 
1978 
 
 
 
Artwork Statement 作品簡介 
 
Ding Yanyong’s Eight Immortals (1978) is a fine late work. Inscribed and with three seals published in Ancient Charm, Modern Feeling by Oxford University Press, it combines Chinese brush art and Western styles in a vivid, humorous manner. 
 
丁衍庸《八仙圖》（1978）為其晚年精品，水墨設色紙本。題識「戊午冬日，玲麟女弟清玩」，鈐印「丁」「牛」等三印，均收錄於牛津出版社《古趣今情——丁衍庸篆刻藝術》。作品以八仙為題，造型稚拙誇張，融中國書畫筆墨與西方藝術色彩，充滿戲畫趣味。 
 
 
About Artist 關於藝術家 
 
Ding Yanyong (1902–1978), a pioneer of modern Chinese art, studied in Japan and later settled in Hong Kong. Known as the "Oriental Matisse", he blended Chinese ink traditions with Western modernism, leaving a profound influence on Hong Kong art. 
 
丁衍庸（1902–1978），廣東茂名人，20世紀華人藝術先驅。早年留學日本，深受野獸派影響，後定居香港，任教於中文大學。他以「東方馬蒂斯」聞名，融中國文人畫筆墨與西方現代藝術於一體，風格稚拙幽默，對香港現代藝術影響深遠。