Pablo Picasso (1881–1973) was a Spanish painter and sculptor. The founder of modern art, the main representative of Western modernist painting. He has been called "the rare genius in the history of human art", the most creative and influential artist in the contemporary West, and the British Newspaper "The Times" once invited 1.4 million readers to select the 200 greatest artists of the 20th century, and the first to rank was Picasso. However, this Western artist loves Chinese art and has copied Chinese paintings with his brushstrokes...
The story begins in 1956. At that time, Zhang Daqian went to visit Picasso, but was not allowed to receive him three times. Zhang Daqian is a person who does not give up until he reaches his goal, and finally meets Picasso.
Zhang Daqian and Picasso
Picasso did not say two words, moved out five albums, each volume has thirty or forty paintings, Zhang Daqian carefully admired one by one, found that all of them were Picasso's Chinese paintings using brush and ink, and all of them imitated the brush strokes and painting style of the old man Of Qi Baishi.
Qi Baishi works
Picasso's works
At that time, Picasso was already a world-renowned painter, and he had a very high evaluation of Chinese calligraphy art, and later, Picasso specially sent a painting to Zhang Daqian, which was "Spanish Pastoral Idol". Zhang Daqian was also very interesting, and gave Picasso a few brushes in return. He chose 2 of his 8 brushes for him, and he could tell that they were very carefully chosen.
In March 2019, a rare painting by Picasso, The Piper Girl and the Naked Lying Man, fetched 286,000 euros in Paris. It is worth noting that the painting was created with a fountain pen and Chinese ink.
The other painting, The Bust of a Man in a Hat, was made by Picasso at the age of 91, and Picasso died the year after his completion, so this painting can be regarded as one of the most precious paintings of his later years.
The style of Chinese ink painting on this painting comes into view, and the large brush strokes are waved on the paper, and you can imagine how well the painter is when painting...
Some people say that if he lived in China, Picasso must have been a calligrapher, not a painter — calligraphy is the art of Chinese characters, but as soon as he went abroad, calligraphy became a kind of line art for human beings to express their emotions.
Picasso said to Zhang Daqian: "When talking about art in this world, the first is that you Chinese art, and the second is Japan, and Japanese art originates from your China. Over the years, I have often wondered why so many Chinese and even Orientals have come to Paris to study art. ”
Picasso copied Chinese paintings
Picasso commented on Qi Baishi's work, saying, "Chinese painting is really magical, Mr. Qi painted the fish in the water without a little color, a line to paint the water, but let people see the rivers and smell the fragrance of the water." Someone once invited Picasso to Come to China, but Picasso humorously refused: "I dare not go to your China, because China has a Qi Baishi." ”
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