Rare & early Sumi-e bird painting by Rose Sigal Ibsen. Signed & dated 1979

Description: An uncommon and early Sumi-e watercolor painting by world renowned Sumi-e artist Rose Sigal Ibsen. The painting is of a colorful bird on a branch. Signed and red stamped in some type of ink with Chinese characters and signed again by the artist in English under the branch “R. Ibsen 1979”. Signed again and dedicated to the artist’s granddaughter: “To Jodi from Grandma Rosie 1981” at lower left front. The artwork is in excellent condition with no issues. Appears to be painted on handmade rice paper that appears to be backed by another piece of handmade rice paper. Clean and bright. Will be shipped flat. The piece is 13-1/4” tall by about 10-1/2”. Please email me with any questions. About Sumi-e: The tools used are known as the Four Treasures. These are the brush, ink, ink stone and paper The ink is not ink at all but consists of a formula of soot and glue made into a stick by a special process. This in turn is rubbed in water on an ink stone and forms what is called black ink, "sumi", in Japanese. The artist must learn to use ink freely with a controlled brush stroke. They must be able to capture the essence or spirit of the subject in their paintings. To evoke a poetry of nature, brush painters create beautiful lines and forms by means of brush strokes using a number of techniques and methods to bring life to the subject. The flow and spread of ink on rice paper in many shades is an idealization of the form itself. To this basic technique, color may be added. Sources of this color are varied but include powdered jade, white pearl, ground malachite and other pigments from nature such as rattan yellow and indigo. An integral part of the composition is the red seal, which signifies the artist's name. Additional seals may be added as indications of the town or philosophy. Brush painting speaks simply from the power of its basic inspiration. Themes from nature are the subject matter, but brush painters do not try to imitate, copy or master nature. Rather, they appreciate every aspect of it and enjoy each natural process. They seek harmony with the universe through communion with all things. Artistic beauty most often lies in that which is natural and has personality. If one looks at these paintings at leisure with thought and open heart, their inner significance will slowly become apparent. Rose Sigal-Ibsen was born in Romania, migrated to Israel after World War II, and then found a permanent home in the US in 1957. After a successful career as an enamelist, she studied jewelry design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and subsequently received many design awards. In 1979 she began studying Sumi painting at the KoHo School of Sumi-e in New York. She also studied Chinese brushwork at the Zhejiang Academy in China. Sigal-Ibsen has won accolades as a distinguished American Sumi brush artist. She has had many one-person and group exhibitions throughout the US including the Steinhardt Conservatory, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, NY, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC, and Gallery Korea, New York. She has also exhibited at the Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China; the China National Academy of Find Arts, Invitational Exhibition, Hangzhou, China; and the Zhejiang Academy, China. She has received many awards for her work including an Award of Excellence in Calligraphy from Kampo Cultural Center, New York, and an Award of Merit from Manhattan Arts magazine. These inherent attributes won her the distinction of being selected by being selected by The Courage Center - "Where Abilities and Disabilities Become Possibilities" - for their Courage Cards. Articles about her and her work have appeared in magazines, newspapers, and catalogs including Manhattan Arts, Artspeak and Gallery & Studio. She is also listed in Who's Who in American Sumi-e Brush Artists, Who's Who of American Women, 21st Edition, 1999-2000 and Who's Who In The World 2000. Most recently, The Taipei Gallery honored her in their press release for the recent Beyond the Form Exhibition, guest curated by Ms. Hui-Ching Hsieh at the Cork Gallery, stating: "The only non-Chinese artist in the exhibition is a Romanian-born female artist, Rose Sigal-Ibsen, who does not know Chinese, but who has practices calligraphy for years. Her work "In Spring Everything Comes Alive & Children are Playing", which combines calligraphy and painting, reveals a fresh sense of the vitality of springtime. For Ms. Sigal Ibsen, the Chinese character is an abstract element of painting." Sigal-Ibsen gives workshop demonstrations and lectures in Sumi-e painting and calligraphy in various galleries and art cultural centers. Presently, she is the vice president of the New York Metro Chapter of the Sumi-e Society and is studying calligraphy at the Kampo Cultural Center in New York city. Please email me with any questions and be sure to see my other auctions and store items for more vintage and antique items…I combine shipping costs. On Jan-22-13 at 09:10:57 PST, seller added the following information:

Price: 400 USD

Location: Belmont, Massachusetts

End Time: 2024-05-01T00:48:58.000Z

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