Gazing at a waterfall
Zhang Shiyuan was a historically oriented painter who worked in Shanghai through the Republic period and into the early years of the People’s Republic of China. The layers of darting lines and boisterous dots that texture the hills of this scene were inspired by the seventeenth-century painter Shitao (1642–1707), a favorite in Shanghai painting circles in Zhang’s day. In a tall pavilion partially hidden by a rocky outcropping, two gentlemen commune over their shared admiration for the dramatic scenery.
Artwork Details
- 現代 張石園 觀瀑圖 軸
- Title: Gazing at a waterfall
- Artist: Zhang Shiyuan (1898–1959)
- Date: 1951
- Culture: China
- Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on bark paper
- Dimensions: 34 5/8 x 19 3/16 in. (87.9 x 48.7 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.252
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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