Modern Chinese Painter - 宋文治 Song Wenzhi (part 1)

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Song Wenzhi (1919-1999, Taicang, Jiangsu Province) studied advertising art in Shanghai when he was young. Later he became a student of Wu Hufan ( 吳湖帆 ), a master of Chinese calligraphy and painting and a renowned connoisseur and collector.

After having studied at the Suzhou Art Training Institute, he taught at secondary schools and normal universities. He joined the Jiangsu Province Traditional Chinese Painting Studio in 1957. Song Wenzhi studied classical Chinese painting techniques of the Four Wangs ( 四王 王時敏、王鑒、王原祁、王翬 ), Western perspectives and color theories, and paintings of Picasso, Monet, Van Gogh, and etc.

Song was a director of the Chinese Artists Association, and a vice-chairman of its Jiangsu Branch. Many of his works have been included in international collections.

Sources:
Important Art of New China 1949-1979 (China Guardian Auction Catalogue 1997, Beijing)
Chen Lusheng, Xin Zhongguo meishu tushi - 1949-1966 [The Art History of the People's Republic of China - 1949-1966] (Beijing: Zhongguo qingnian chubanshe, 2000) [in Chinese]
Michael Sullivan, Modern Chinese Artists -- A Biographical Dictionary (Berkeley, etc: University of California Press, 2006)
Zhongguo meishuguan (ed.), 中国美术年鉴 1949-1989 (Guilin: Guangxi meishu chubanshe, 1993)

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[SamuellMatthews]

Do you know anywhere that you can buy prints of his work?

[artvirtue]

@SamuellMatthews I am not sure about prints. You may search his name in Google Images or find his books from

Science Press USA, owner Mr. Zhao Fei (732) 398-9400

2031 US Highway 130 Ste F, Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

Mr. Zhao is currently touring in Texas for book fairs.

[dinasaur2]

Very beautiful book. The painting's are really really superb- atmospheric light has been captured in the work.

[artvirtue]

@dinasaur2 Master Song was a modern master of Chinese painting.

[MsDylan99]

Hi I have just launched a new website called collectors-fayre, it is for everyone to show off there collections even Chinese modern art, please have a look and register.

Thank you

[artvirtue]

@MsDylan99 Thank you. Have a nice day.

[dinasaur2]

Very beautiful book.

[artvirtue]

@jaythao2010 Chinese landscape paintings are said to be livable. You may search more pictures from Google Image.

[jaythao2010]

I want to turn to my past life like that story long time ago. Do you have some like me in there like those pictures in youtube? I want to live in that world forever.