Lofty Retirement in Cliff Pavilion, c. 1800-1830
Zhang Yinexpand_more
Ink and color on paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2003.138
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The artist Zhang Yin was from Dandu in Jiangsu province. His father, Zhang Qikun, was a well-known collector and painter of birds and flowers. Although Zhang passed his first level exam, he never held office. He was a precocious artist, especially drawn to landscape painting. Zhang modeled himself after Shen Zhou (1427-1509), the founder of the Wu School, and he eventually studied the Song and Yuan masters (10th-14th century) who had inspired Shen Zhou.
Zhang Yin was unwilling to follow the Qing orthodox literati style perpetuated by the Four Wangs. Zhang created his own pictorial style: heavy, dense, and substantial brushwork with themes and motifs derived from the great Song masters. This is particularly fine painting by Zhang, the scholars enjoying the surrounding landscape from a rustic pavilion carries strong Song overtones in both composition and brushwork.
Details
- Title
- Lofty Retirement in Cliff Pavilion
- Artist Life
- 1761 - 1829
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 2003.138
- Curator Approved
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