Collection of Modern Chinese Painting Schools - Shanghai School of Painting

Author: Tianjin People's Fine Arts Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: China Modern Painting Schools Collection includes 295 works by dozens of masters such as Ren Xiong, Hu Gongshou, Qian Hui'an, Wu Dachen, Zhao Ziqian, Ren Xun, Ren Bo'nan, Xu Gu, Pu Hua, Sha Fu, Ren Yu, Wu Shixian, Ni Tian, Wu Changshuo, Lu Hui, Wang Yiting, Chen Shizeng, etc. It also includes a chronology of the masters and brief biographies, and has been a bestseller. The Shanghai School has some distinctive characteristics, evident in both thought and art, which have become increasingly pronounced over time. As a newly developed city, Shanghai was a frontier settlement, while its surroundings retained a long and glorious history as a cradle of traditional art. This book significantly emphasizes editorial content and academic rigor. The over a thousand works from three albums are all meticulously documented, with important authors accompanied by short biographies. The introduction provides a fresh study and organization of the formation, developmental context, author groups, organizations, creative styles, theoretical achievements, and current research status of each regional painting school, each accompanied by a chronology. It lays a solid foundation for further research. The Shanghai School, as an inspiring and glorious chapter, has become an integral part of art history. The magic brushwork of the masters of the Shanghai School continues to radiate an enchanting charm. With China's growing economy and comprehensive strength, the era has arrived where the Shanghai School and Western art movements like Impressionism, emerging on the other side of the Eurasian continent in the same century, are regarded as equal components of modern art history. Let us welcome the vibrant spring of harmony and prosperity.