Landscape with figure

mid-20th century

Not on view

At the center of a vortex of bold ink marks, a small figure in a wide-brimmed hat walks along a mountain path. The experimental, nearly abstract quality of this landscape was inspired by the seventeenth-century painter Shitao, whom Qian Shoutie admired as a sign of the advanced, modern spirit inherent in classical Chinese painting. The contrast between the chaotic intensity of the landscape and the solidity of the man who strides confidently at its center underscores the idea of the recluse as an intrepid figure who daringly walks his own path.

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清/現代　錢瘦鐵　山間行吟圖　軸
Title: Landscape with figure
Artist: Qian Shoutie (Chinese, 1896–1967)
Date: mid-20th century
Culture: China
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 26 3/8 × 18 1/8 in. (67 × 46 cm)
Overall with mounting: 82 7/8 × 26 in. (210.5 × 66 cm)
Overall with knobs: 82 7/8 × 29 1/8 in. (210.5 × 74 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Jane DeBevoise and the Calello Family, 2024
Object Number: 2024.549.27
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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