Modern Chinese Paintings

Exhibition

Exhibition Overview

Modern Chinese Paintings
Modern Chinese Paintings
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

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