“Radiating with intense red and sumptuous gold, the magnificent Red Trees in Autumn Mountain exudes grandeur and radiance, the two qualities that Zhang Daqian considered most important in his paintings…Another unique feature of this painting is Zhang Daqian’s experimentation with using different painting media. By the time he painted Red Trees in Autumn Mountain, Zhang must have been familiar with the application and the properties of mineral colour pigments and was seeking new ways to challenge his painterly technique. Not content to use paper only, he went on to explore new materials such as gold, wood, wallpaper, and stone. This painting was painted on a highly absorbent wood board, a medium rarely seen among Zhang’s works. The various intensities of ink rendered the texture of the wood visible, accentuated the rich layering of the landscape; to be complemented by finely outlined clouds, trees, and houses. Zhang Daqian generously enriched the painting with details and colours that capture viewers’ delight – the bright red and black tree branches, the turquoise and almost silvery stream, and the gold is reflected in various tones of brightness when light is cast from different angles…Red Trees in Autumn Mountain is a modern masterpiece with the inheritance of an antique scholarly tradition. Through expressive yet somehow traditional in composition, this work bridges the gap between Zhang’s early gongbi works with his later freehand splashed ink and colour paintings, and serves as a reminder of Zhang’s heavy reference and borrowing from his predecessors.”
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Oh, thank you 🤗 this post is just what I need; inspiration! Zhang’s painting blows me away; the impression is one of a huge scale, as mountains should be & the colours! Magnificent. 🤗💓🙋♂️
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This is one of my favorites from this artist. I am happy you enjoy this, too, Ashley. 🙂🌻
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I’ll watch the video tonight 🤗🙋♂️
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Gorgeous! 🙏🏻
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Beautiful!
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I am happy you enjoy this, Viv. 🙂🌻🙏
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Most interesting!
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A magnificent painting, truly majestic. I wish I were able to view it live.
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It would be wonderful to see this in person! It is almost four feet high and must be truly majestic, indeed, Dolly. 🙂🌻
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I looked at the dimensions and tried to visualize it in all its glory.
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Delicious turquoise! 🤩
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lol..YES! That turquoise makes me happy, Gia! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🙂🌻🙏
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My pleasure, as always. 😊
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Nice 🙂
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