壬午岁阑 悲鸿 贵阳客中 Xu Beihong (1895-1953) Chinese magpie, paper scroll painting, certified The characters are 壬午岁阑 悲鸿 贵阳客中 壬午岁阑 means the end of Ren Wu year (the year of every 60 years is called Ren Wu year), here should be 1942. 悲鸿 is the painter's name 徐悲鸿 Xu Beihong (1895-1953), he is a very famous artist in China. 贵阳客中 means during the stay in Gui Yang city of China. -one seal is 江南布衣. -another seal is 东海王孙. -the third round seal is 悲鸿. The three seals are classic seals used by Xu Beihong. The three handwritten characters are 徐悲鸿 Xu Beihong, the artist name. Description: Image Size: 40 x 20 inches = 101.6 cm x 50.8 cm. Overall Unrolled Size: 87 x 25.5 inches = 221 cm x 64.8 cm. - Can be rolled for shipping purposes. Condition Report: excellent for the age, no defects, painted on thick paper, which has a rectangular cellular structure. Microscopic photos with magnification x50 are attached. Certified by an art expert from Jingdezhen, China. Catalogue # BS 20881. Auction results: Sold 370 paintings: 11 paintings sold for $1,024,000 USD - $3,200,000 USD. 15 painting sold between, $512,000 and $896,000 USD.