Walking Emperor of Painting: The Wandering Later Life of Zhang Daqian: The Wandering Later Life of Zhang Daqian

Author: Wen Huan
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: China's most legendary contemporary (Chinese painting) master, whose works were admired by Xu Beihong as "A Great Qian in Five Hundred Years." In 1949, he bid farewell to mainland China and traveled to South America and Europe, spending half his life wandering the world, leaving people in awe. This book focuses on the legendary journey of Zhang Daqian after leaving mainland China in 1949, as he traveled the world, impacted the global art scene, and was honored with the title "The Great Eastern Painter." With vivid and delicate brushwork, it narrates his life through numerous real stories and dozens of previously unseen private collection photographs, showcasing his open-minded attitude toward life—"rich enough to rival a nation, yet poor enough to have no space to stand"—and his little-known romantic tales with women other than his four wives, including those from North Korea and Japan. Additionally, it reveals major historical mysteries and the origins of events, such as his early "art forgery" and his three trips to Dunhuang, where he was accused of "destroying cultural relics."