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Qi Baishi Chinese
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Qi's cunning creatures seem to brim with life. As his art grew in popularity, its very appeal raised the question of its merit. Confiding in a friend, Qi observed that simplicity is a quality hard won.
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清/現代 齊白石 松鼠圖 軸
Title: Squirrels
Artist:
Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864–1957)
Date: dated 1939
Culture: China
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 5/16 x 10 5/8 in. (23.7 x 27 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
Accession Number: 1986.267.227
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