• Dimension: Height: 54 in (137.2 cm) Width: 13 1/2 in (34.3 cm)
• Estimate From: $12000
• Estimate To: $18000

"Color and ink on paper. Framed. Inscribed and Signed Baishi, with two seals of the artist. The painting "Cricket Floating On a Falling Leaf " was painted. in 1949, when Qi Baishi was still in good physical condition and mental health, he remained vigorous in creativity and produced many more excellent Chinese paintings. In this painting you will observe a cricket was trapped and floating on a falling linden leaf surrounding with endless of water. The cricket’s body is done in green with red tail which contrasts superbly to the brown linden leaf. Qi Baishi ’s insects world excels when done in fine-line details where painting "Cricket Floating On a Falling Leaf" is on full display. Qi Baishi （1864-1957）was born in Xiangtan, Hunan, he is the most innovative and influential painter in the Chinese Modern art history and is the only Chinese artist of the 20th century to have placed among the giants of the world culture."

齊白石（1864-1957）出生於湖南農家，是二十世紀最富創新和最有影響力，且唯一被選為世界文化名人的近現代中國書畫藝術大師。是中國古今畫家中涉獵繪畫題材最廣者。他兼擅肖像、人物、山水、花鳥、走獸，及蟲草，能作工筆，更長於寫意，還能將極工與極寫合而為一，構成特殊的繪畫風格與情趣。本公司此次拍賣齊白石《貝葉蟈蟈浮水圖》作於1949年齊白石虛歳89歲，是他精力旺盛的最後一段時間，畫面近景描繪一支蟈蟈立於漂浮在水面上的一片貝葉，貝葉脈絡繁複，蟈蟈逼真傳神，畫面下方三分之一處，蟈蟈貝葉被水波填補包裹著，流水生動流暢的缐條，呈現一種真山實水的韻致。遠景留下一望空白無涯的水源，給欣賞者留下無限的想像空間，整幅構圖清新而簡潔俐落，令人拍案叫絕，齊白石的這類作品是很珍貴稀有的。 來源：夏威夷日裔藏家收藏