現代 張石園 觀瀑圖 軸|Gazing at a waterfall

Zhang Shiyuan

1951 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on bark paper · Asian Art

Zhang Shiyuan was a historically oriented painter who worked in Shanghai through the Republic period and into the early years of the People’s Republic of China. The layers of darting lines and boisterous dots that texture the hills of this scene were inspired by the seventeenth-century painter Shitao (1642–1707), a favorite in Shanghai painting circles in Zhang’s day. In a tall pavilion partially hidden by a rocky outcropping, two gentlemen commune over their shared admiration for the dramatic scenery.

Artist

Zhang Shiyuan

Date

1951

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on bark paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986