Freehand Peony Painting Technique

Author: Zhang Xiwu
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Publishing Date: 2000-09-01
Features: Zhang Xiwu is skilled in Chinese flower-and-bird painting and Xiangyang New Youth School painting. His works are renowned in the art world for their profound artistic craftsmanship and unique painting style. Especially his depictions of peonies, combining brushwork and ink techniques, are both lifelike in form and spirit, earning him the title of "Peony Zhang" in the Tianjin art circle. The peonies he paints are diverse in posture and vividly lifelike. His works have been published in newspapers and magazines both domestically and internationally and have been exhibited in countries and regions such as the United States, France, Japan, Luxembourg, and Iceland. They have also been collected by museums in some countries. In 1989, Tianjin TV broadcast a television art film introducing his artistic career. This book is a technique manual on Chinese freehand brushwork by Zhang Xiwu.