Modern Chinese Art Collection: Chinese Painting (3): Flowers and Birds (Part 1)

Author: Liu Xilin
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Publish Date: 1997-06-01
Features: "The Complete Collection of Modern Chinese Art · Chinese Painting · Flowers and Birds" is divided into two volumes. The first volume includes over 70 flower-and-bird painting artists from the Republic of China era and more than 220 selected works. Most of the works in this book come from major museums, galleries, and private collections across the country. It presents the masterpieces of various schools from this historical period, fully showcasing the appearance and development of flower-and-bird painting in China in the first half of the 20th century. The book is arranged in chronological order by the birth and death years of the authors. Each work is accompanied by an illustration description and a lengthy essay titled "An Overview of Flower-and-Bird Painting in the 20th Century" written by Liu Xilin.