Masters in the limelight

Works by two leaders of modern Chinese painting will be on view in Hong Kong before going up for auction, Lin Qi reports.

Two huge paintings, by Chinese modern masters Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) and Fu Baoshi (1904-65) respectively, will be shown in Hong Kong from March 23 to April 6, before appearing at Poly Auction's major spring sales.

Wu's landscape on oil canvas, Zhouzhuang, represents his mastery in portraying picturesque Jiangnan or the southern area in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.