Xu Beihong: Complete Collection of Famous Chinese Painters

Author: Xu Beihong
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Chinese painting art has a long history and is closely linked to the civilization of our country. Since Gu Kaizhi in the Jin Dynasty, over a thousand years have passed, with various schools and renowned artists emerging. Unfortunately, we still lack a systematic and comprehensive work that introduces the history of painting and painters throughout the ages. To fill this gap and allow readers to gain a more detailed understanding of Chinese painting civilization and painters, we have compiled this large-scale series. The series is divided into two parts: Ancient and Modern. The ancient section includes painters from Gu Kaizhi and Wu Daozi to Wang Wei, followed by masters from the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, totaling over 60 individuals, with each painter (or a pair in a few cases) having their own volume. The modern section features artists such as Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Pan Tianshou, and Zhou Sichen, numbering over 30, each with their own volume, edited by Lang Shaojun and Zhang Zhixin. This book is published in a large 32-page hardcover format, printed on copperplate paper with color illustrations. It includes biographies, artistic careers, painting styles, discussions on art, critiques from various scholars, chronologies, and catalogs of masterpieces. It also features numerous photographs of the painters' lives and work, as well as nearly 200 of their paintings. The book is rich in detailed information and visually engaging, combining both academic rigor and readability. It is an invaluable resource for experts and scholars studying Chinese painters, and it is also an excellent work for young people and art enthusiasts to explore Chinese painting art. This book chronicles the artistic career of the master Xu Beihong and analyzes his painting characteristics.