Song and Gao Bai Li Tu, written at 1946, is the largest painting and calligraphy work of Qi Baishi ever seen in public and private. The painting is 266 cm in vertical direction and 100 cm in horizontal direction. The couplets of seal script "Long life, peaceful world" are 264.5 cm in vertical direction and 65.8 cm in horizontal direction.
The picture is magnificent, and there is a metaphor that pines and cypresses surround Britain. The four-character couplets matched with seal script are rich, natural and dignified, expressing the good wishes of the country and the nation for peaceful development, human happiness and world peace. Song and Li Tu set a new record for the auction of modern calligraphy and painting in China at the joint night of ancient and modern calligraphy and painting, which is also the most expensive painting of Qi Baishi at present.
Brief introduction of qi Baishi
Qi Baishi is a master of modern painting in China and a world cultural celebrity. He worked as a carpenter in his early years, then made a living by selling paintings, and settled in Beijing after he was 57. He is good at painting flowers and birds, insects and fish, landscapes and figures. His pen and ink are vigorous and moist, with rich and bright colors, concise and vivid shapes and simple artistic conception.
Its fish, shrimp, insects and crabs are full of fun. Qi Baishi is a seal script writer, and his seal script method comes from inscriptions in Qin and Han Dynasties. His calligraphy saved Gu Zhuo's interest, and seal script became his own. He was also good at writing poems. He used to be honorary professor of Central Academy of Fine Arts and chairman of China Artists Association. Representative works include "Frog in Ten Miles of Mountain Springs" and "Ink Shrimp". When Qi Baishi painted morning glory, the leaves were all viewed from the front, the flowers were viewed from the side, and the buds were as straight as red candles. This is the unity of local consistency and overall momentum, which is the characteristic of modeling.