Tree-topped Shores and Distant Peaks
C.C. Wang spent much of his life engaging with the history of premodern Chinese landscape painting, both as a collector and a painter. This example shows him engaging synthetically with styles of multiple old masters, including Shen Zhou (1407–1529) and Guo Xi (ca. 1000–ca. 1090), as he constructs a misty riverine landscape.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tree-topped Shores and Distant Peaks
- Artist: Wang Jiqian (C. C. Wang) (1907–2003)
- Date: Undated, ca. 1949–55
- Culture: China
- Medium: Ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 12 1/2 in. × 16 in. (31.8 × 40.6 cm)
Overall: 17 × 24 in. (43.2 × 61 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Maxwell K. Hearn, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.852
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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