Modern Chinese Ink Paintings

The author explores the innovative contributions of individual masters whose artistic work has helped shape the image of modern China, the importance of regional artistic centres, and how the works reflect the times in which they were created (including important events and political climate). With reference to artistic exchanges between Picasso and Zhang Daqian, the relationship between modern Chinese painting and the modern Western art scene is also highlighted in this informative and elegant introduction to the modern world of Chinese ink painting.