Deng Zhicheng Seal Collection

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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Mr. Ren Shuying is a master of contemporary ink-wash figure painting. He diligently cultivated the art world, leaving behind a rich spiritual legacy for future generations. Together with Liu Jiyou and Wang Shuhui, he pushed the creation of Chinese serial illustrations and New Year pictures to artistic peaks. Although he has passed away many years ago, his reputation in art and his noble character are still cherished by later generations. His works are characterized by meticulous brushwork, rigorous composition, elegant lines, vibrant colors, and are appreciated by both the elite and the common people. His paintings are displayed in humble homes as well as collected in museum halls. Ren Shuying created a vast number of artistic masterpieces in his lifetime. The serial illustration The Legend of the White Snake is hailed as one of the four greatest classics of modern serial illustrations. The New Year picture Chang'e Flying to the Moon has been distributed in millions and its photograph is exhibited in the U.S. Space Museum. Especially in his later years, he created numerous monumental artworks: the Eighty-Seven Immortals Scroll and the Hundred Beauties Scroll in meticulous ink-wash and heavy color are considered the pinnacle of ink-wash and heavy color art. The Best Collection of Ren Shuying's New Year Pictures selects and collects over one hundred of Ren Shuying's finest New Year pictures from his life, divided into "Ancient Theme New Year Pictures," "Four-Panel New Year Pictures," "Frontier Poetry New Year Pictures," and "Modern Theme New Year Pictures." These are his classic representative works from 50 years of painting, published for the first time. All are printed from the original drafts to the original spirit of the works, including Chang'e Flying to the Moon, The Goddess of Mercy Scattering Flowers, The Lady of the Luo River, Bringing Opera to the Village, Butterfly Love, and Zhong Kui, truly reflecting the achievements of Ren Shuying's colored New Year picture art and possessing extremely high artistic appreciation and collection value.