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Went to my first estate sale in Palm Beach in quite a while. Could I get some help with the writing?

The painting is most certainly in the style of Qi Baishi, there looks to be one of his seals in the top right corner, and the painting appears to have come through a very reputable gallery in Pittsburgh that deals in fine 20th c. art.

However, the brush strokes look different than what I see in Qi Baishi paintings, and the writing is not decipherable to me.

I have sent an email to the gallery to see if they have any provenance on the painting, or perhaps it was only framed there. Until then, would anyone help me with a translation?

Thank you.
Tim

dated 1988, by a Wang Qiu-somebody. Style recalls Zhu Qizhan as well as Qi Baishi but is not trying to be either man's work

Wang Qiuye (野 is the final character, died 1991.)
A similar picture can be seen here:
http://imggujia.cang.com/201511/11/2015111114054103612472.JPG!s700

That's an amazing likeness. Seems this artist is a complete unknown in the USA. It would be Interesting to learn how this work made it to Palm Beach, but alas very unlikely any more info will surface.

Thanks, Rat!

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