ZHAO HANYING 趙含英 (? - ?) AND HUANG BINHONG 黃賓虹 (Jinhua, Chinese, 1864 - 1955)

Landscape

Dated 1931

Ink and colour on paper

Artist's colophon and two red seals

148cm high, 45cm wide

趙含英、黃賓虹 春江細流

1931年作

設色紙本

款識：

<趙>：辛未一月。雪山先生與吾師賓憶先生及沈敬仲龔賓侯王秋齋諸前輩遊蘇，見此幅籍做紀念。含英。

鈐印：「趙含英」

<黃>：春江細流。興涵英女史仿鄒衣白筆也，而設色尤似華新羅為能不囿時習已。賓虹題。

鈐印：「賓鴻」

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PROVENANCE:

Property of a French Private Collection formed in Hong Kong during the 1960s

來源：

法國私人收藏，1960年代在香港組成

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Huang Binhong was a Chinese artist and art educator born on March 11, 1865, in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China. He is widely regarded as one of the most important modern Chinese painters of the 20th century and a major figure in the development of the Chinese ink painting tradition. Huang was also a respected calligrapher and seal carver.

Growing up in a family of scholars and artists, Huang Binhong was exposed to the traditional arts from an early age. He received formal training in painting and calligraphy under several renowned artists of his time, including Wu Changshuo and Qi Baishi. Huang was a precocious talent, and by his early twenties, he had already established a reputation as a skilled painter and calligrapher.

In the early 20th century, Huang Binhong emerged as a leading figure in the modernization of Chinese ink painting. He was one of the founding members of the Shanghai Art Academy, where he taught and advocated for the use of traditional materials and techniques in new and innovative ways. Huang's work combined the rigorous brushwork and compositional structure of classical Chinese painting with a more expressive and personal approach to subject matter.

Throughout his career, Huang Binhong produced a vast body of work, including landscapes, figure paintings, and calligraphy. His landscapes, in particular, were highly regarded for their innovative use of color and texture, as well as their bold, sweeping compositions. Huang's calligraphy was also widely admired for its bold and powerful style.

In addition to his artistic achievements, Huang Binhong was also a respected art educator and scholar. He served as the director of the National Beiping Art School and the Beijing Fine Arts Academy, and his writings on art and aesthetics had a profound impact on the development of Chinese modernism. Huang's legacy as an artist and educator is still felt today, and his work continues to inspire and influence contemporary Chinese artists. Huang Binhong passed away in Beijing in 1955 at the age of 90, leaving behind a rich and enduring legacy.

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