Fishing in River Country at Blossom Time
Wang Yuanqi Chinese
Not on view
Wang Yuanqi was tutored in painting by his grandfather Wang Shimin, who, in turn, transmitted the ideas of his teacher, Dong Qichang. But where the elder Wang’s systematic approach tended to flatten some of Dong’s quirkiness, the younger Wang showed an understanding of Dong’s interest in unusual shapes and intense juxtapositions of solid and void, both of which are in evidence here. According to the artist’s inscription, this painting was inspired by a blue-green landscape by Zhao Mengfu (1254–1322) that belonged to his family’s collection.
On view from August 12, 2023–January 7, 2024
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