Modern Chinese Paintings

Exhibition

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Modern Chinese Paintings
January 17, 1983–February 27, 1983
White Gallery, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

The literati dream recalls the contemplation of nature and the serenity of country lie represented by generations of scholar artists in their calligraphy, painting and poetry. The art of traditional landscape painting survives in modern China, as evidenced by 26 scrolls from the Spencer Museum collection.

Works of art

Landscape after Mei Qing, Xiao Sun (1883–1944)
Xiao Sun (1883–1944)
Landscape after Mei Qing, 1928, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Landscape after Kun Can, Wu Zheng (1878–1949)
Wu Zheng (1878–1949)
Landscape after Kun Can, 1925, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Landscape, Pan Su (1915–1992)
Pan Su (1915–1992)
Landscape, mid-late 1900s
Whiling Away the Summer Heat, Wang Xuehao (1754–1823)
Wang Xuehao (1754–1823)
Seated Alone in the Autumn Woods, after Lan Ying, Huang Shanshou (1855–1919)
Huang Shanshou (1855–1919)
Seated Alone in the Autumn Woods, after Lan Ying, 1909, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion, 陳少梅 Chen Shaomei (1909–1954)
陳少梅 Chen Shaomei (1909–1954)
Cultivating Longevity in a Mountain Pavilion, 1940, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Secluded Life in a Pine Valley, Wu Jingting (1904–1972)
Wu Jingting (1904–1972)
Secluded Life in a Pine Valley, 1940, Republic of China (1911–1949)
Landscape after Kun Can, Hu Peiheng (1892–1965)
Hu Peiheng (1892–1965)
Landscape of Li River, Tao Yiqing (1914–1986)
Tao Yiqing (1914–1986)
Landscape of Li River, date unknown
Two Cranes, Yang Zhengxin (born 1942)
Yang Zhengxin (born 1942)
Two Cranes, 1981