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QI BAISHI (1863-1957)
Fish
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
67 x 33 cm. (26 3/8 x 13 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Note:
Qi's health began to decline in the summer of 1957. While many paintings reflected his fragility and state of mind, however, they did not diminish in quality. Without the use of colour, Qi effortlessly painted in boneless style the image of fish; without depicting water, Qi gave the illusion of the fish swimming dynamically in water. One can compare other ways Qi deployed the heavy use of ink for different subjects, as illustrated in the peony painted by Qi in the same period. Qi's emphasis did not lie in a full reflection of his surroundings and a perfect representation of them but in the expression of his own emotions in the painting, along with that which he had experienced in nature, culminating in a state that reflected the essence of each being without over burdening them with unnecessary details. Qi reached this state at the nadir of his life, and his talent and impact on the genre of modern Chinese painting makes him one of the most celebrated Chinese artists of his time.
Fish
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
67 x 33 cm. (26 3/8 x 13 in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Note:
Qi's health began to decline in the summer of 1957. While many paintings reflected his fragility and state of mind, however, they did not diminish in quality. Without the use of colour, Qi effortlessly painted in boneless style the image of fish; without depicting water, Qi gave the illusion of the fish swimming dynamically in water. One can compare other ways Qi deployed the heavy use of ink for different subjects, as illustrated in the peony painted by Qi in the same period. Qi's emphasis did not lie in a full reflection of his surroundings and a perfect representation of them but in the expression of his own emotions in the painting, along with that which he had experienced in nature, culminating in a state that reflected the essence of each being without over burdening them with unnecessary details. Qi reached this state at the nadir of his life, and his talent and impact on the genre of modern Chinese painting makes him one of the most celebrated Chinese artists of his time.
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