Wu Jingting Calligraphy and Painting Collection

Author: Tong Gang
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: Mr. Wu Jingting is an important painter of the Beijing landscape painting school. In his early years, he studied and imitated the Four Wangs, and later pursued the masters of the Song and Yuan dynasties. He was familiar with Dong Qichang, Wang Meng, Li Tang, Guo Xi, and the Wu Gate painting school. His works demonstrate profound and solid traditional skills, with a graceful and elegant style. After the liberation, he traveled extensively to famous mountains and rivers, striving to seek changes through sketching. He dedicated his life to the pursuit of art. This book collects 143 calligraphy and painting works by Mr. Wu Jingting, including those from the Zhenming Pavilion, Beijing Art Store, and collector Zhang Qingchen, providing a comprehensive and multi-angle reflection of this outstanding artist's calligraphy and painting art. Master Qi Gong, a disciple of Mr. Wu, wrote a preface and included his treasured work "Jiangshan Shenglan" by Mr. Wu in the book, adding color to the book and also touching the reader with the teacher-student bond. This book collects Wu Jingting's calligraphy and painting works. It includes paintings such as "Imitating the Brushwork of Ju Ran," "Autumn Colors Fill the Mountain," "The Traveler Seeks Poetry," "Secluded Residence in the Mountains," and "Imitating Li Yingqiu's Snowy Mountains"; as well as calligraphy works such as "Tang Poetry," "Painting Inscriptions," "Caisangzi," "Busuanzi," and "Qinyuan Chun."