Zhu Qizhan (1892-1996) was born in a wealthy businessman family in Liuhe New Town, Taicang, Jiangsu Province on the second day of May in the 18th year of the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. Names of the houses: Plum Blossom Thatched Cottage, Peisi House, Calamus Raising Room, and Bamboo House. Grandfather Chang Yi Gong, named Xiangzhou. He is a businessman, has Confucianism, and is silent by nature. He sets up a charity hall and a temple for seven righteousnesses, and does many good deeds in the countryside. His father, Zhu Dakun, inherited his ancestral business and ran a soy sauce garden, and he was also charitable throughout his life. Her mother, Shi, was the daughter of Shi Lianshi, a Confucian businessman from Liuhe Town.
He is a famous longevity painter in my country and a master of the painting world. He has served as consultant of the Chinese Artists Association, director of the Chinese Calligraphers Association, executive director of the Shanghai Artists Association, librarian of the Shanghai Institute of Literature and History, consultant of the Xiling Seal Society, painter of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy, and professor of the Art Department of Shanghai Normal University.
Published "Collection of Zhu Qizhan's Paintings", "Talk about Paintings of Peisiju", "Selected Paintings of Zhu Qizhan", etc. My husband lost his mother when he was eight years old. His father hired Tong Songyu, a talented scholar, as his tutor, and he studied in Xiuzhuwulu, the old home school in Xinzhen. The teacher of the children's school has many talents. Every time he has free time in the school, he paints orchids and bamboos for his own entertainment. The teacher is influenced by his ears and eyes, and he learns to paint by himself. My husband has a deep relationship with his mother, and whenever he misses her, he cries endlessly. The teacher of the children's school felt sad, stroked his head and recited "Wei Feng" in the Book of Songs, which said: "I'm looking at the Qizhan, and I'm looking at my mother!" So he changed his name to Qizhan. After that, Yu studied hard in school and continued to study painting. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, when he was fourteen years old, he received the support of his uncle and entered Baoshan County School. During this period, he often painted and contributed articles to the Shanghai Times. When he was seventeen years old, he graduated from Baoshan County School and was admitted to Shanghai Industrial School (the predecessor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University). I personally benefited from the teachings of Tang Wenzhi, the school supervisor and principal, and a famous Chinese scholar. During this period, while taking courses, he continued to study painting by himself. Master Tang earnestly warned: "When learning calligraphy and painting, you must pay attention to dots and strokes, and avoid being careless." He never forgets his purpose to show that he will be used in the painting world in the future.
Mr. began to study painting at the age of eight or nine and has been pursuing art for nearly a century. He said in "The Painting Tan of Peisi Ju" that "for many years, Mr. Yu has used the three words 'independence', 'strength' and 'jian' to seek self-improvement. 'Independence' means being loyal to one's own appearance and not relying on the family; 'Li' 'Simple' means concentrating and calming down, writing vigorously and vigorously, which also contains the author's depth of thought, that is, 'mental power'; 'Simple' means that the picture is clean, simple, not bound by the world, not persistent, and non-sticky. "Linghe", "penetration". Reflecting the never-tiring pursuit spirit, Mr.’s virtues of humility, open-mindedness and diligence are recognized by the world. He never thought that his paintings were better than others, and he was never satisfied with one of his paintings. He always said modestly: "I can't draw, I'm blind." He is not self-proclaimed because of his fame, nor is he arrogant because of his age, nor is he intoxicated by honor. Mr. Xi has experienced more than a hundred years of turbulent social changes and has deep feelings for the socialist country and the Communist Party of China. He often said: "In the past, painting was a mouthful of food. Today, painting is art and creates spiritual wealth for the country. Life in the past was not as stable as it is today. The Communist Party is good." May 4, 1991, The 100-year-old art master Zhu Qizhan was approved by the Shanghai Municipal Cultural Bureau Committee of the Communist Party of China and was admitted to the party, becoming the oldest new party member in the country. He said this under the party banner: "During the day, I can only be sincere and unswervingly follow the party. This is the most solemn and important choice in my life." On April 20, 1996, my husband passed away peacefully due to incurable illness. , but his artistic power and moral character will coexist with the mountains and rivers, the sun and the moon. Our ancestors have been running the soy sauce garden business for generations. Lost his mother at the age of 8. He entered a private school at the age of 9 and began to study painting under the influence of his teacher Tong Songyu. The name was named after Teacher Tong because he missed his mother so much, according to "The Book of Songs·Wei Feng·Zhi'an" "Zhihe is here, and he is looking at his mother". Studied in Baoshan County School in 1905. After graduating in 1908, he was admitted to the Shanghai Industrial School of the Ministry of Posts and Communications (the predecessor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University), where he received advice from Tang Wenzhi, a famous Chinese scholar who was the school supervisor at the time.
In 1912, he began to be exposed to Western oil painting and enrolled in the Shanghai Academy of Drawing and Art (later changed to the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts). The following year, he taught at the school and concurrently served as the director of Department B of correspondence courses. At the age of 26, he went to Japan to study and entered Kawabata Art School, where he studied under Fujishima Takeji. First exposure to post-Impressionist works by Van Gogh, Cézanne, Matisse, etc.
In 1918, the oil painting "Landscape" was selected for the first Suzhou Art Painting Competition Exhibition. In October 1928, he founded the Art Painting Research Institute with Wang Jiyuan, Jiang Xiaoyu, Li Qiujun, Zhang Chenbo, Pan Yuliang and others.
In 1929, the Chinese painting "Cold in Spring" and the oil paintings "Labor" and "Still Life" were selected into the First National Art Exhibition. In 1931, he was appointed professor of Shanghai Xinhua Art College. In 1933, he funded the construction of the Painting Research Institute of Xinhua Art College. The following year, he served as director and tutor of the institute, teaching Chinese painting and Western painting at the same time. Also teaching at the institute are Pang Xunqin, Wang Yachen, Yang Xiutao, etc. In 1936, he founded the "Moshe Painting Society" with Xu Beihong, Wang Yachen and others. In 1934, under the influence of Tao Xingzhi, he returned to his hometown and founded the "Rural Improvement Society", a part-time training center for farmers. In 1937, he went to Japan again to inspect art education for two months. In the same year, the Chinese painting "Bamboo and Stone Picture" and the oil painting "Chrysanthemum" participated in the Second National Art Exhibition. In order to prevent the national treasure from being lost abroad, money was raised to purchase and collect Shi Tao's masterpieces "Ten Thousand Dots of Evil Ink" and "Bada Shanren Calligraphy and Painting Album", etc., which were handed over to the National Museum for collection after 1949.
In 1950, he was elected as a representative of the first Shanghai Cultural Association. In 1952, he was hit by the "Three Antis" and "Five Antis" movements. All his paintings, calligraphy and real estate were sold, and his life was in embarrassment. In 1953, a family of six, old and young, lived in a "cross-street building". In the same year, his work "Misty Rain in Xiaoxiang" was selected into the National Traditional Chinese Painting Exhibition. Elected people's representative in 1954. The following year, he was hired as a librarian of the Shanghai Museum of Literature and History. Things improved. In 1956, he was employed as a painter at the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy.
It was forced to stop writing in 1966 due to the Cultural Revolution.
In 1977, he was invited to paint for Beijing Hotel and Capital Airport. In 1979, at the age of 88, he created the huge Chinese painting "Red Plum Blossom" for the Great Hall of the People. In the same year, he was appointed as a member of the Chinese Painting Research Group of the Ministry of Culture. At the age of 92, his "Grape Picture" for San Francisco International Airport was well received. In 1984, his landscape painting "Spring on the Earth" won the Honorary Award at the Sixth National Art Exhibition. In February 1995, the British Museum held an exhibition of his art works, and in July, the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, USA held an exhibition of his paintings. He died in East China Hospital of acute left heart failure due to lung infection on April 20, 1996 at the age of 105. The last painting is the picture of loquat and tomatoes.
Disciples include Pan Yuliang, Xing Shaolan, Ni Yancheng, Yin Guanghua, etc. Shanghai Art Film Studio produced the art documentary "Painter Zhu Qizhan" in 1981. In 1995, the Shanghai Municipal Government established the Zhu Qizhan Art Museum in Lu Xun Park. It is not only used to collect and study Zhu's works, but also is a high-grade art exchange institution.