Artist: Guan Liang (1900-1986)

Date: Modern

Dimensions: Height 67.4 cm, Width 45.2 cm

Material: Ink and colour on paper

Gift of Su Qiu

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • The Painting and Calligraphy of Shanghai Gallery
• Tag：
  • lu zhishen hanging scroll guan liang modern ink and colour paper

Guan Liang (1900-1986), also known as Guan Lianggong, was a native of Panyu (nowadays Guangzhou, Guangdong province) who resided in Shanghai. He studied oil painting in Japan and, upon returning to China, taught at institutions such as the Shanghai Art Academy. Later in his career, he shifted to ink painting, focusing on figures from traditional Chinese drama, creating a unique and innovative style. The artist inscribed a line from Guo Moruo. Guo had written this line for Guan's painting Lu Zhishen Drunkenly Beating the Temple Gate, which also responds to the subject of this painting. The dedication on this painting is addressed to "Suping", referring to Zhang Suping (1913-1987).

【Special Exhibition】 An Everlasting Spring: The Art of Painting and Calligraphy in Shanghai