抱著百合的女人 Woman with Lilies (1991)
Yifen Liang 梁奕焚 （b.1937, Taiwan)
Oil on canvas 油彩、畫布
60 x 72 cm without frame（20號）
此作品為其最經典、最受市場歡迎的其早期「黑美人」作品系列頂峰時期）。畫中描繪了一位身著紅色傳統圖騰服飾的黑美人，雙手悉心捧著一束純白色的百合花，與深色、內斂的黑灰色背景形成強烈對比。右下角有藝術家的落款簽名「奕焚 '91」，顯示這是一幅創作於 1991 年 的早期作品。
1991 年屬於梁奕焚移居美國紐約 SOHO 區（1987–1999年）發展的黃金巔峰期。此時期的作品融合了西方野獸派（如馬諦斯）的簡練線條與東方民俗色彩，在市場上的學術價值與收藏指名度極高。
「黑美人 + 紅白強烈對比 + 捧花」是梁奕焚最受藏家喜愛的經典圖式。紅色衣服部分帶有原住民或鄉土圖騰的符號，白色花卉則為略顯沉悶的黑美人生畫龍點睛，畫面極具裝飾美感與當代感。
This work comes from the early peak of Liang’s best-known and most market-recognized “Black Beauty” series. It depicts a woman in a red garment with traditional totemic patterns, carefully holding a bouquet of pure white lilies. The flowers and clothing create a strong contrast against the dark, restrained black-gray background. The lower right bears the artist’s signature “Yifen ’91,” identifying it as an early work from 1991.
Excellent date: 1991 falls within Liang’s New York SoHo period (1987–1999), presented in the original document as a peak phase in his development. Works from this period combine concise lines associated with Western Fauvism (including Matisse) with Eastern folk color, and are described as having strong academic and collector recognition in the market.
Highly desirable subject: the combination of “Black Beauty + strong red-and-white contrast + flowers” is presented as one of Liang’s most collector-friendly signature formulas. The red garment carries Indigenous or vernacular totemic associations, while the white flowers brighten the otherwise subdued dark figure, giving the composition strong decorative and contemporary appeal.