Su Manshu's Poetry and Painting Theory

Author: Huang Yongjian
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book begins with the collection of Su Manshu's paintings, including existing original works, published art books, and paintings of Su Manshu published in newspapers and magazines from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China. It also encompasses all comments, eulogies, inscriptions on paintings, prefaces to paintings, postscripts to paintings, and other related texts. Based on reliable and authentic materials, it employs contemporary art history research methods such as analysis and intertextual analysis, supplemented by appropriate textual research, to attempt to construct a comprehensive picture of Su Manshu as a uniquely individual painter in the historical context of his time. It also provides an in-depth and meticulous analysis and critique of his painting style.