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Artist: Lin Fengmian (1900-1991)
Date: Modern
Dimensions: Height 32.4 cm, Width 32.4 cm
Material: Ink and color on paper
Lin Fengmian (1900-1991) was a native of Mei county, Guangdong province. He was the first president of the National Academy of Art (now the China Academy of Art) and a painter at the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy. From 1951 to 1977, he lived on Nanchang Road in Huangpu district, Shanghai. Throughout his life, he pursued "harmonizing Chinese and Western art". This painting depicts a lady glancing gracefully on the water, evoking the poetic spirit of goddesses such as the Lady of the Xiang River. It draws on the traditional baimiao (outline painting) style, with forms that are more concise and refined. The robes and surrounding clouds and water are lightly tinted with subtle colors, enhancing an ethereal and misty atmosphere. These details imbued the painting with a decorative charm.
