Qi Baishi's most expensive 10 paintings, see what they have painted?

In the painting world of the Republic of China, there are many masters and masters.

Huang Binhong's landscape reconstructs the land of China, Xu Beihong's wild horse gallops with the passion of the times, in addition to these intellectual painters who have either infiltrated traditional culture or absorbed Western techniques, there is a Bai Ding who can stand out and sweep the Chinese art circle with his genius understanding, and win the highest achievement in painting art.

He is Qi Baishi.

In Chinese's mind, he can be said to be the Beidou Taishan among painters, and his works are naturally all fine works - it is worth mentioning that in 2017, Qi Baishi's "Twelve Screens of Landscape and Water" sold for 931.51 million yuan, becoming the most expensive Chinese artwork in the world.

Today, let's take a look at the "true face of Lushan" of Qi Baishi's most expensive ten paintings!

NO.1 "Twelve Screens of Landscape and Water" 931.5 million

On the evening of December 17, 2017, in the special auction of "Earthquake Ancient Shuojin - Chinese Calligraphy and Painting from the Northern Song Dynasty to Contemporary Times" at the autumn auction of the 12th anniversary of Poly in Beijing, Qi Baishi's "Twelve Screens of Landscape and Water" fell for 810 million yuan and sold with a commission of 931.5 million yuan, becoming the world's most expensive Chinese artwork.

This set of paintings reveals the large freehand painting method everywhere, the mountain peak may be wiped with ink, the Banqiao is replaced by only one ink line, and the island in the river is also a few ink marks, concise to the extreme, but it is similar. Scenes of thatched houses, grass halls, trees, etc. appear many times, but none of them are similar, each with its own style and uniqueness.

NO.2 "Pine Cypress High Elevation" 425.5 million

On May 22, 2011, China Guardian's "Grand View - Night of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Treasures", Qi Baishi's largest scale work "Songbai Gaolitu Seal Book Four Words Lian" sold for 425.5 million.

The picture of "Pine Cypress GaoLitu" is magnificent, and the four words of the seal book that match it are thick and natural, dignified atmosphere, thick nature, dignified atmosphere, expressing the beautiful hope for the peaceful development of the country and the nation, and the good wishes for happiness in the world and peace in the world.

NO.3 "The End of the World - Xin Wei Landscape Album" 195.5 million

In 1931, Qi Baishi had entered the peak of his creation. The outstanding characteristics of his landscape paintings in this period are that one is simple and rare, the second is novel, and the third is rough. This volume fully participates in these characteristics and can be called a representative of Qi's large-scale freehand landscape.

NO.4 Shanshui Album 194 million

The subject matter of the album is roughly derived from the impression of the old man Shiraishi's travels and the memory of his hometown, and the painting rules come from the creation based on the schemas and sketches of his predecessors. This set of albums, painting the old man of Shiraishi's eyes, what he thinks, the emotion is sincere, with a strong breath of life, different from the imitation that lacks real feelings.

NO.5 "Leaf Hidden Sound" Flower Gong Pen Grass Worm Book" 115 million

Since the Tang Dynasty, "the evaluation of paintings is based on birds and birds, and the bees, butterflies, cicadas and insects are secondary", and grass worms have not been the subject of painting in the minds of literati. It was not until the appearance of Qi Baishi that the status of grass worms in the history of painting was once again subverted.

The "Leaf Hidden Sound - Qi Baishi Flower Gongbi Grass Worm Book" was created in the mature period of its style, and is a rare boutique in its flower, bird and grass insect themes.

NO.6 Heroes Of Independence 98.9 million

In this painting "Heroic Independence", the majestic boulder runs through the whole painting, implying high and strong, but also has the meaning of wishing for a happy birthday, reflecting strength and fortitude, and slowly erasing it with the stroke of seal writing, showing the beauty of ink in five colors and layers. The purple iris under the painting is the iris flower, which is often used to appreciate the noble elegance of the other party, implying love and auspiciousness.

NO.7 "Unfortunately Silent Flower, Bird and Worker Insect Book" 95.2 million

"Unfortunately Silent" is the peak of Qi Baishi's artistic maturity in 1942. The grass worms in the painting are vivid and jump on the paper, and their forms are so realistic that they are not inferior to the grass worms in the real world, but it is a pity that they are silent.

Although they are the most common flowers, birds and insects in nature, Qi Baishi gives them an eternal sense of beauty, and he creates a rhythm of nature and a silent movement with his frank and old-fashioned pen and ink, bright and bright colors, vivid and natural shapes, as well as his innocent and childlike mind and strange imagination.

NO.8 "Basho Bookhouse" 93.15 million

The green plantains are all sketched with light ink, so that the white banana leaves occupy the maximum space, and the building is outlined with solemn brush lines, forming a strong effect of white to black and light to thick. The two distant mountains, all painted in a large freehand and boneless way, are simple and colorful, almost symbolic. This kind of painting method and effect is unique in the history of ancient and recent landscape painting.

NO.9 "Four Screens of Flowers and Birds" 92 million

Relying on the images and characteristics of flowers and birds in the four seasons, the painting depicts "Peony Bald Eagle in Spring", "Lotus Mandarin Duck in Summer", "Pomegranate Ribbon Bird in Autumn", and "Plum Blossom Goose in Winter", all of which are refreshing.

NO.10 "Fuzuo Prosperity" 92 million

This painting is the "densest" work of the old man Shiraishi - the six-foot huge painting is filled with angry flowers and fruits, and the four screens are painted with loquat, lychee, pod, old and young, peony, hibiscus, laurel tree, golden chrysanthemum, full of paper fragrance and joy, as if to spit out the mood of the painter's chest to the extreme, warm to the extreme, and extremely pleasant.

His flowers and birds are alive, dynamic, and spiritual. Picasso once commented: Qi Baishi is really a great painter in China! How amazing are Chinese painters! Qi Baishi's ink painting of fish is not colored, but it makes people see the long river and swimming fish.

In addition to freehand, we see that there is also a lack of masterpieces. The old man paints flowers, birds, grasses and insects, has both shapes and gods in the thin brush, and sees the true temperament in the simple and humble.

Gongbi flower and bird painting can be described as "proficient in image and full of meaning", which is a fine carving and an understatement with freehand painting, which vividly expresses the charm of Chinese painting.

It can be seen that Qi Baishi is indeed a prolific master. Many art latecomers say that Qi Baishi's paintings are difficult to learn, in fact, because Qi Baishi's paintings always have a kind of mixed atmosphere. His paintings are all-encompassing, and he can use all kinds of painting styles, worthy of a generation of art masters.

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