Pan Tianshou

Author: Yang Chengyin
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features: Pan Tianshou (1897—1971) was a scholar-artist, proficient in both painting history and calligraphy history, as well as in academic research and painting. He excelled in freehand flower-and-bird and landscape painting, occasionally painting figures. He was particularly skilled in depicting eagles, magpies, vegetables and fruits, as well as pine and plum blossoms. His brushwork was bold, yet meticulous in coloring, with ink and color interweaving in a dynamic manner. His compositions were fresh, elegant, and majestic, brimming with vitality and endless charm. His representative works in finger painting include Crimson Clouds, Red Lotus, and Fresh Bloom. He was well-versed in painting history and theory, and authored works such as History of Chinese Painting, Gu Kaizhi, Poetry Collection of Tingtian Pavilion, Silk Talk on Seal Carving, and Sketches on Painting from Tingtian Pavilion. This book selects and organizes, with extensive coverage, the painting theories of Pan Tianshou, a contemporary master of Chinese painting and art educator, and provides in-depth yet accessible explanations and critiques of his various propositions and principles. Accompanied by over 200 exquisite illustrations, it allows readers to understand Pan’s artistic theories and practices through a combination of text and images.