Wang ***, one of the most celebrated artists of late-17th-century China, is the focus of this exhibition, which traces the artist’s development from his early years as a reinterpreter of classic landscape styles, to the pinnacle of his career, when he was chosen to illustrate the Kangxi Emperor’s 1689 inspection tour of China’s cultural heartland.
Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang *** (1632—1717)
Through January 4, 2009
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
(212) 535-7710
An illustrated catalogue is available.
Wang ***, one of the most celebrated artists of late-17th-century China, is the focus of this exhibition, which traces the artist’s development from his early years as a reinterpreter of classic landscape styles, to the pinnacle of his career, when he was chosen to illustrate the Kangxi Emperor’s 1689 inspection tour of China’s cultural heartland. Twenty-seven paintings, drawn from the Taipei and Beijing Palace Museum, Shanghai Museum, and several North American collectors, will be on display and will include 11 works never before exhibited in the West, the highlight of which is two massive panoramic landscape handscrolls.
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The Colors of Mount Taihang
1669, ink and color on silk, 10 x 82 1/2. Collection The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York. |
Summer Mountains, Misty Rain
1668, ink and color on paper, 16 1/2 x 97. Collection Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, California. |