Chen Shizeng

Author: Chen Shizeng (Illustrated by Zhu Wan Zhang)
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: Chinese painting art has a long-standing tradition and is closely linked to the civilization of our country. Since Gu Kaizhi of the Jin Dynasty, over a thousand years have passed, with numerous 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 the masters of the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties, totaling over 60 individuals, with each painter (or a pair of painters in a few cases) having their own volume. The modern section features Qi Baishi, Huang Binhong, Pan Tianshou, Zhou Sichen, and others, numbering over 30 individuals, 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, well-illustrated, and both academic rigor and readability. It is an invaluable resource for experts and scholars studying Chinese painters. (Particularly the volumes on Li Liufang, Cheng Mengyang, Mei Qing, Chen Banding, and Tao Lengyue are significant contributions that fill gaps in the history of painting.) It is also an excellent work for young people and art enthusiasts to explore the art of Chinese painting. This book chronicles the artistic career of Chen Shizeng and analyzes his artistic achievements.