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Ink and watercolour on paper, framed. Featuring a mountainous landscape scene with pine trees and hermit. Signed and attributed to Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904-1965) and inscribed with 3 artist seals; with notes "An isolated form south of prospect one" on back; 26 cm x 33 cm. Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965) was an artist best known for his figure and landscape works, as well as his role in revolutionizing Chinese ink painting. Born in Xinyu in the Jiangxi Province, when Fu was only eight years old, China’s last imperial dynasty was overthrown and the Chinese Republic was established. Over the next several years, Fu witnessed dramatic changes in the political and cultural landscape of his country, which would greatly influence his later work. In 1933, he went to Japan to study at the Tokyo School of Fine Arts. After returning to China, Fu taught in the Art Department of Central University. During this time, arts education emphasized the need for the modernization of traditional styles through the incorporation of Western methods. Reacting against the monochromatic, calligraphic brushwork that had become popular in China, Fu began integrating foreign influences into his strongly nationalistic works, seeking to revive the use of color and ink wash that characterized earlier realist traditions. Always expressing his strong feelings toward the Chinese landscape, Fu quickly became known for his distinctive painting methods, using a splattered-ink technique similar to the action art of the American Abstract Expressionists. In addition, he developed a reputation as a skilled figure painter, and was acclaimed as the leader of the New Chinese Painting Movement, which sought to reform traditional artistic styles in China. He was also the founder of the New Jinling School of Fine Arts, and an accomplished writer, producing many essays on the history of landscape painting. Today, Fu is considered to be one of the most important Chinese artists of the 20th century, and his works are contained in prestigious collections around the world, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. PROVENANCE: Acquired by current owner in the 1970s, Hong Kong
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