Landscape
1943
75.0 x 36.0 cm
Fu Baoshi (1904 – 1965)
Fu Baoshi: Maestro della pittura paesaggistica cinese moderna. Il suo stile unico, ispirato a Shitao e alla tradizione orientale, celebra la bellezza della Cina attraverso opere iconiche come "Il Terrazzo dell'Elixir" e "Yan'an". Un artista rivoluzionario che ha plasmato l'arte del XX secolo.
Painting materials were not easy to acquire during the war, but kindred souls still shared them. Fu’s inscription tells us that he painted this landscape after receiving a gift of old ink cakes from a friend. The painting was also done to remember another deceased friend who had offered him ink. Fu adds, “These ink cakes may not have been considered marvelous in the past; today, when given, they are as precious as one hundred friends.” Here, the portrayal of light and atmosphere through a consummate control of richly graduated ink washes is indebted to the Japanese artist Takeuchi Seiho (1864–1942).