DONG SHOUPING (Chinese b. 1904-1997) Landscape Inscribed a...

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£300

DONG SHOUPING (Chinese b. 1904-1997)
Landscape
Inscribed and signed, with two seals of the artist
Dated Spring, yichou year (1985)
Scroll and mounted, ink on paper
95cm x 43 cm (37.5" x 17")

董寿平  一九八八年作
题：乙丑 (1985）董寿平写于北京
鈐印：壽平、壽平書畫，

Dong Shouping (董寿平; 1904-1997) was a renowned contemporary painter and calligrapher. Formerly known as Dong Gyu, later renamed Shou ping. Born in Shangxi province Hongdong County Du Shu village, Dong Shouping was born to a reputable family, Emperor Dong Jitang of Qing Dynasty famous calligrapher, his grandfather Dong Zhihuan Qing Hanlin. He was influenced by his family in calligraphy and painting, and especially admired at the beginning of the Qing Dynasty the works of painter Yun Shouping, then renamed Shou ping. At the age of 16, Dong Shouping attended the Beijing world language school after the turn of the Department of economics of Nankai University, tianjin. In 1926 he graduated from Burapha University in Beijing and settled in Beijing in 1928. In 1931 he began selling paintings for a living, 1938 articles to Xi'an, back to Chengdu, Sichuan writers have Lin Shan Yu appreciation, to praise to make the name well known in Chengdu, held the first day, in 1939 moved to Sichuan Province Guanxian Dujiangyan Guan Yu Lei, living there for 12 years. In 1941 he donated to support the Anti Japanese war. After the liberation, Dong Shouping returned to Beijing in 1950, Ren Rong Bao Zhai editing, 1952 will hide all the books donated by Shanxi provincial museum. To travel around the China sketch, creating more than. In 1979, Rong Bao Zhai consultants identity to Japan, and lectured at University of the Arts in Tokyo, painting demonstration. He is currently a member of the CPPCC National Committee, director of the China Calligrapher's Association, honorary president of Beijing research China painting. In 1979 the people's Fine Arts Publishing House of the "Dong Shouping" painting series. Dong Shouping started at a young age for art, will develop a reading habit of drawing, half day, he be learned in books, there is a profound knowledge, good at the broad and profound ancient Chinese art and modern techniques of combining. His picture has not only poetry and painting artistic conception, which has the literati scroll temperament, layout composition rich philosophy. He also acquired a hand hanging Book stunts, commended for the artists at home and abroad.