Franz Schubert: Trout Quintet

CHU TEH-CHUN (1920-2014), *Elan dans l’inspiration,* signed in Chinese, signed and dated ‘CHU TEH-CHUN 2002’ (lower right); signed in Chinese, dated and titled ‘Elan dans l’inspiration CHU TEH-CHUN 2002’ (on the reverse), oil on canvas, 116 x 89 cm. (45 5⁄8 x 35 in.), Painted in 2002, Image Source: Christie’s

“Chu Teh-Chun once said that “Kandinsky’s creation of abstract art drew inspiration from Cézanne theories on painting, which in turn came from musical expression”. Elan dans l’inspiration perfectly encapsulates this impression, where the musicality of Chu-Teh Chun’s art is on fully display. As a classical music enthusiast, Chu has always been deeply entranced by music, believing it to hold a place alongside the creation of abstract art…With cool and warm tones colliding with one another, his confident broad calligraphic brushstrokes imitate the interweaving of light. Filling the work with vigor and exuberance, the intricate yet delicate composition recreates a musical atmosphere as if various instruments were on play in a symphony.”
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Franz Schubert:Trout Quintet. Alasdair Beatson, Bogdan Bozovic, Michel Camille, Pau Codina and Niek de Groot at the 25th Esbjerg International Chamber Music Festival on the 20th August 2023.