Wu studied in Paris in the 1940s and the Western-style works he produced in China in the 1950s made him a target during ... As restraints loosened in the early 1970s, Wu rededicated himself to his ...
Christie’s has described the Song dynasty (960-1279) artwork as “one of the world’s rarest Chinese paintings”. Entitled Wood and Rock, the ink-on-paper handscroll depicts a dragon-like old ...
Xu Beihong was a Chinese painter best known for his traditional ink paintings of horses, birds, and landscapes. With a masterful command of his medium, the artist was able to achieve a sense of ...
“Brushwork describes the aesthetics, styles, and the artistic tradition that has to do with Chinese ink painting and calligraphy because the visual effects [of the brush are] so central to this art ...