Wan Shan Ceng Lin · Li Keran

Author: Li Song
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Publish Date: 2001-09-01
Features: Li Keran was a pioneer in modern Chinese landscape painting and also possessed high attainments in calligraphy and music. Born into poverty and facing numerous hardships, he dedicated his life to his country and the art of painting. Kind, simple, and indifferent to fame and fortune, he boldly revolutionized Chinese painting in his middle years, declaring "to strike out with the greatest courage," establishing the new painting style "Li Family Landscape" and solidifying his status as an "unrivalled master of art." This book selects several key moments and aspects from Li Keran's life history, using straightforward language and nearly sixty precious images to recreate his extraordinary artistic achievements and noble personal world.