Description 霜林秋霽 Autumn Landscape
款識：靜農先生誨正，辛亥秋，江兆申敬繪。
鈐印：江兆申印（白文）、茮原私記（朱文）、孤光自照肝膽皆仌雪（白文）
Signed Chiang Chao-Shen in Chinese
With three seals of the artist
註：
上款人「靜農先生」為臺靜農，終身貢獻給國文的教育與創作，曾與魯迅有密切來往，曾任北京私立中法大學中文系講師、輔仁大學副教授兼校長秘書、國立編譯館編審、台灣大學教授及系主任、輔仁大學及東吳大學中文研究所講座及研究教授。
江兆申自1950年投書求錄拜溥心畬門下，深受寒玉堂詩書陶冶的訓練，此外江氏更多與前輩書畫名家往來交遊、談詩論藝，不僅親炙張大千的寫意潑墨，更得臺靜農沉鬱頓挫的風格影響，臺靜農更曾題跋讚譽江兆申書法「為余平生所僅見。」可知其文人相惜之心。1970年代的江兆申正值盛氣勃發的壯年時期，赴美進修遍覽書畫的經歷，讓他的畫風一改嚴謹轉為率筆寫意，《霜林秋霽》一作取石濤晚年用筆恣肆的筆法，對於筆墨的運用重新思考而進入抽象寫意的空間，兼以宋人野逸自然的畫風，畫成此作疏淡有致的意境。
通幅山勢由左至右鋪排，江氏用筆靈秀蒼茫，以細筆墨線乾皴出稜脈形式，構圖層次奇絕、繁複多變，後用淡墨敷染出山巖的立體量感；滿山林樹以漬墨橫掃，墨點擢出暈瀋華滋的風景；畫面右側則以澹墨簡筆畫出隱於雲霧的幽微山體。作品整體風格蕭散酣暢，墨色不掩筆勢，點畫分明，可看出江兆申探求王原祁筆墨為上的企圖，不求形似而重畫境，一片瀟灑狂縱的氣韻油然而生，江氏此作用筆收放自如，一派秋景爽颯之氣自然流露，實為難得一見的珍品逸作。
Chiang Chao-Shen followed Pu Hsin-Yu since 1950 and took lessons on literature from Hanyu Tang. He was keen to interact with old masters to discuss arts and literature. This makes his art possess the style of Splashed paintings of Zhang Daqian and the humble nature of Tai Jing-Nong. Tai once praised Chiang's calligraphy as being 'one of its kind', showing their keen appreciation towards one another. Chiang was at his peak in the 1970s and travelled to the US to further pursue his studies. Since then, his style of painting carries a carefree style. This work shows hints of brushwork of Shi Tao at his mature stage. Brushwork was carefully chosen to attain an abstract representation. Song's style of depicting natural landscapes was also used to achieve a light and elegant landscape.
Landscape was composed majestically spreading from the left to the right. Swift and short strokes carved out the landscape with layers of intricate details. Light ink creates the mountainous volume of the landscape. Saturated ink dots were used to represent the lusciousness of the landscape, while soggy ink created a misty landscape on the right of the painting. The overall style is soothing and light, as the ink accentuates the brushwork, and echoes with Wang Yuanqi's style of pursuing the depiction of an impression and character of the landscape. Chiang's excellent control of brushwork highlights the dry air of autumn, making this work an exceptional piece.
Dimensions 34.8 x 137.8
Artist or Maker CHIANG CHAO-SHEN (Taiwanese, 1925-1996)
Medium 水墨 紙本 鏡框 Ink on paper, framed
Date 1971
Provenance 臺靜農先生舊藏；紐約蘇富比，2018年3月23日，編號1278 Former collection of Mr. Tai Jing-Nong; Sotheby's New York, 23 March,00 2018, Lot 1278
