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Spring in Lingnan
Chen Shuren1935
Hong Kong Museum of Art
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
Kapok is one of Chen Shuren's favourite subjects, appreciated for its straight, tall form and beautiful flowers, and cherished as a symbol of Southern China because it is a local plant. Chen Shuren, Gao Jianfu (1879 - 1951) and Gao Qifeng (1899 - 1933) had each presented a painting as a gift to the Memorial Hall of Sun Yat-sen, built in 1926. The subject of Chen Shuren's is "kapok", as a paen to the great man who gave birth to New China. In this painting, Western water colour is used to highlight the vibrant red of the kapok.
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Details
- Title: Spring in Lingnan
- Creator Lifespan: 1884 - 1948
- Creator Nationality: Chinese
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Death Place: Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
- Creator Birth Place: Panyu, Guangdong province, China
- Date Created: 1935
- Theme: Kapok
- School: Lingnan School
- Physical Dimensions: w95.5 x h194 cm
- History of Acquisition: Acquired by the Museum in 1997
- Highranking officer of the Kuomingtang, Painter: Chen Shuren
- Artist's Biography: Chen Shuren (1884 - 1948), born Chen Shao, literary name De'an Laoren and Ershan Shanqiao, was a native of Panyu in Guangdong province. He learnt painting with Ju Lian (1828 - 1904) - in his early years and later pursued his studies in Japan. He is credited as one of the "Three Masters of the Lingnan School".
- Type: Ink and colour on paper
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