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Gu Heqing 1766-1830 โ€” Gu Heqing, Landscape after Zhao Danian
Gu Heqing 1766-1830

Gu Heqing, Landscape after Zhao Danian

This fan leaf painting by Gu Heqing demonstrates the literati tradition of creating works in response to earlier masters, as indicated by its title referencing Zhao Danian. Executed in ink and color on paper, the composition captures a mountainous landscape with the intimate scale and refined brushwork characteristic of fan painting during the Qing dynasty. The work reflects Gu Heqing's engagement with classical landscape conventions while asserting his own artistic voice through selective emulation and reinterpretation.

Medium
ink and colour on paper, fan leaf

๐Ÿ”จ Auction Lot

Painting and Calligraphy on fans from the Xiao Wan Liu Tang Collection ๆ‰‡ๆตทโ”€ๅฐ่ฌๆŸณๅ ‚่ˆŠ่—ๆ˜Žๆธ…ๆ›ธ็•ซๆ‰‡้ข

October 16, 2024

Estimate: $60,000 โ€“ $120,000

Lot 7110

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Gu Heqing 1766-1830, Gu Heqing, Landscape after Zhao Danian

This fan leaf painting by Gu Heqing demonstrates the literati tradition of creating works in response to earlier masters, as indicated by its title referencing Zhao Danian. Executed in ink and color on paper, the composition captures a mountainous landscape with the intimate scale and refined brushwork characteristic of fan painting during the Qing dynasty. The work reflects Gu Heqing's engagement with classical landscape conventions while asserting his own artistic voice through selective emulation and reinterpretation.

Medium
ink and colour on paper, fan leaf
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

18th-19th Century, Contemplative, Ink and wash on silk, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Qing Dynasty, Mountain Landscape, Literati Painting, Scholar-artist tradition