Speaking of Chinese paintings and calligraphy in the auction field
A veritable "C bit",
Modern and modern calligraphy and painting are "not to be tolerated",
It always plays as the most stable,
The one who contributes the most,
It has become a "hot spot" that has attracted the attention of collectors.
Counting the performance of modern paintings and calligraphy,
"Southern Zhangbei Qi" can be described as the "top stream" of the broken circle,
They have not only swept the collecting world
and art circles at home and abroad,
It also has a very high "national degree".
Speaking of "top stream" and "national degree",
We'll have to talk about it
Another master of art, Wu Changshuo.
Looking back at the modern and contemporary Chinese painting scene in the 20th century,
The radiance of a generation of Grandmaster Wu Changshuo
Undoubtedly the most dazzling,
At that time his influence and the market price of his works
Far above Zhang Daqian and Qi Baishi...
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="226" > art master Wu Changshuo is actually a "human design" master? </h1>
Wu Changshuo sharpened his knife at the age of 10, began to learn painting at the age of 34, matured his painting style at the age of 50, and finally became a generation of masters at the age of 70, as a literati in the true sense, he collected poetry, books, paintings, and prints into one, and melted gold stone calligraphy and painting as a furnace. He likes to set up some "human designs" for himself from his life experience, and also "implants" these "human designs" into his own creations...
△ 1921 Wu Changshuo 78-year-old old photo
In middle age, he signed Cangshi, Changshi, Changshuo, and other names as Gonglu, Bitter Iron, Lao Miao, Tao Daoren, Shi Zun, Broken Lotus Pavilion Chief, Five Lakes Seal Servant, etc.; in his later years, he liked to flaunt his "deafness", and also signed deaf gong, great deafness, etc. According to incomplete statistics, Wu Changshuo used dozens of names.
#乡阿姐 #
When he was a child, Wu Changshuo was short, thin, born in xiangmendi, his grandfather and father were both people, they were also officials, influenced by the family, Wu Changshuo had a strong interest in calligraphy and the art of seal carving, he was often obsessed with seal carving, hiding alone in the attic of the home to study, when the friends came to play with him, they rarely got a response, just like a shy country girl, they got the title of "village sister".
△ "Little Name Township Sister" seal
△ "Twelve Screens of Flowers"
and the "Plum" seal:
Wu Junqingyin, Chang Shuo, Xiaomingxiang Ajie
Ink on paper
Painted in 1915-1916
5/133×52.8cm×12
Realized price: RMB 209.3 million
Beijing Poly
Until his later years, Wu Changshuo still "never forgot" this title, and he was very humble when he had become a leader in the painting world, and once he inscribed on the portrait that Wang Yiting gave him, "Is it a sour lieutenant, is it a township sister?" Young and strong, what is the fruit... Calligraphy and painting seal carving, under the ancients..." He also carved a seal of "Little Famous Township Sister" to reminisce about childhood.
#苍石 Changshi Changshuo #
Wu Changshuo came of age when the world was in turmoil, he and his father were displaced for many years, Wu Changshuo had almost died in "Shicangwu", fortunately he got the relief of the locals, and when he returned to his hometown of Anji, he was already devastated, his mother and fiancée died in the fire, in order to remember the difficult time of fleeing and taking refuge, he took the name "Cangshi" and evolved into the names of "Changshi", "Cangshuo", "Changshuo" and so on.
△ Wu Changshuo Anji's former residence
After he and his father moved to the city, they began to cultivate and read, Wu Changshuo, who loved the art of calligraphy and seal engraving, began to learn painting under the persuasion of friends until he was more than 30 years old, he initially studied under Pan Zhiqi, and later met many famous calligraphers and painters at that time, such as Yang Da, Pu Hua, Ren Bonian and others, Wu Changshuo was good at learning painting from famous teachers at the same time, but also good at learning from the ancients, chen Daofu and Xu Wei, the ming dynasty freehand flower and bird painting masters, the bad mountain people in the early Qing Dynasty, Shi Tao and the yangzhou painters in the middle of the Qing Dynasty. Take the strengths of each family and integrate them into their own paintings.
#老缶 Can Canned Man #
It can be said that Wu Changshuo is most well known to everyone is the name of "Lao Miao", "MiaoLu", "Miao", this name is the source and a good story of meeting acquaintances in his hometown, Wu Changshuo, who has a wide range of teachers and friends, does not care about the class ranking of "scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants", he has great respect for the antique dealers he met, and wrote down the "Tao in wa" to his friends - Wu Changshuo's artistic creation started from the golden stone seal carving, and his lifelong exploration of the calligraphy of "Stone Drum Text" has achieved Wu Changshuo's seal art. If we must use one sentence to describe his unique achievements and styles in the art of seal engraving, it is this "Tao in the tile".
The Word is there
Way
can
hut
In order to commemorate this friendship, the antique dealer took an ancient silk as a gift, and Wu Changshuo loved this ancient silk very much, not only named the living room after "缶庐", but also used "Lao Miao" as an alias, and even gave a long poem "缶庐 Poem" to record this friendship.
#聋缶 Great deafness #
In Wu Changshuo's 84-year life, 1899 can be regarded as a turning point in his life, this year he resigned from his position for only one month and the highest position in his official career - Jiangsu Andong County Ling, because of his disappointment with reality, at the age of 56, he decided to make a living from calligraphy, painting and seal carving, for which he carved the seal of "deaf to officials", which means that after resigning from the officialdom, he did not pay attention to the right and wrong of the officialdom.
△ "To Sanduo Flower Album"
And one of its local imprints: deafness
Colored on paper
27×32cm×8
Realized price: RMB 51.75 million
China Guardian
At the age of 61, he composed "Vegetable Fragrance Map", and the end was "Guangxu Jiachen Year Cold Deaf Puppet Work". At the age of 68, he wrote a poem to show the deaf woman Kang Yushi: "I am a deaf beggar deaf woman, and I am generally a poor worm. After the age of 70, he called himself "Great Deaf". In the "Self-Titled Seventy-Seven-Year-Old Portrait", it is written: "Deaf as a dragon stinging, and trampling like a standing." ”
△ "Twelve Flower Screens"
Ink on paper
137×48cm×12
Realized price: RMB 38.525 million
Third, seven plutonium seals:
Pegatron, the Taoist, the deaf who hears the sound of sound
It is worth mentioning that the "Twelve Screens of Flowers", which set the top 1 auction record of Wu Changshuo, is also his work in his later years, although Wu Changshuo's hearing deteriorated in his later years, he was not really deaf, and the "deaf, deaf" in his name seemed to be self-deprecating, in fact, it was more of a depiction of his deep heart and quiet state of concentrating on art and not being affected by external disturbances.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="225" > does Wu Changshuo's "auction market" match its "artistic status"? </h1>
When wu changshuo is mentioned, it seems that everyone is always lamenting the difference between its artistic status and market price.
But in fact, Wu Changshuo's works are not a few high-priced transactions in the auction. According to statistics, although its market has occasional ups and downs, but the continuous power is also obvious, it can be said that the status of a generation of Haipai masters in the history of art is unshakable!
Wu Changshuo's art is more valuable than creation, he will be his solid calligraphy and seal engraving skills, organically integrated into the art of painting, he pursues the ancient beauty, bold innovation in color, the work is full of rich gold and stone atmosphere, creating a new style of maritime painting, has an indelible mark on the future generation of freehand flower and bird painting, as a generation of masters who inherit the past and the future, Wu Changshuo's art can be described as having a great influence!
Interested Tibetan friends must not miss it
△ Wu Changshuo /
Nishita Naruzuru (1838-1922)
《Flower Calligraphy Screen》
Colored ink on paper
A pair of 200% off screens
Each: 150.5 x 40.3 cm
Christie's Hong Kong Autumn Auction 2021
△ Lot 8578
loquat
121×47cm
Poly Xiamen
△ Lot 8582
Landscape calligraphy opposites
139×41cm×2
△ Lot 8586
bamboo
140.5×56cm
△ Lot 8864
Guishou Wuji
142×34cm
△ Lot 41
Banana diagram
137.5×34cm
Xiling Auction
△ Lot 42
Cold Mountain Map
133×33cm
△ Lot 142
Seal Book Eight Words
171.5×36.5cm×2
△ Lot 355
Wu Changshuo / Chen Qixuan Qing
Line poems/flowers
52×17.5cm
△ Lot 356
Wu Changshuo/Gao Yong
Peach Blossom Strange Stone Diagram / Xingshu Ancient Text
52.5×17.5cm
△Lot 1785
Wu Changshuo, Zhao Guni,
Chen Zuwang's stamp is a group of five pieces
Sizes vary
Approximately 2.6cm-6.5 cm tall
△ Lot 383
wisteria
142×40cm
Tianjin Tongfang