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Wu Li 1632-1718 โ€” Wu Li, Landscape

Wu Li 1632-1718

Wu Li, Landscape

Wu Li's "Landscape" is an ink on paper fan leaf that exemplifies the literati painting tradition of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The composition demonstrates the artist's mastery of brushwork and atmospheric perspective, with carefully rendered mountains and foliage that suggest depth through layered washes of ink. As a prominent painter and later Buddhist monk, Wu Li synthesized classical landscape conventions with his own innovative approach to ink tonality and compositional balance.

Medium
ink 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: $180,000 โ€“ $380,000

Lot 7093

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Wu Li 1632-1718, Wu Li, Landscape

Wu Li's "Landscape" is an ink on paper fan leaf that exemplifies the literati painting tradition of the Ming and Qing dynasties. The composition demonstrates the artist's mastery of brushwork and atmospheric perspective, with carefully rendered mountains and foliage that suggest depth through layered washes of ink. As a prominent painter and later Buddhist monk, Wu Li synthesized classical landscape conventions with his own innovative approach to ink tonality and compositional balance.

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

Related themes

Classical aesthetics, Contemplative, Chinese Artist, Hanging Scroll, Landscape, Ink and wash on paper, Monumental Composition, 17th Century, Literati Painting, Scholar-artist tradition

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