Everyone is familiar with Qi Baishi, who is known as the "people's artist". Mr. Qi Baishi is not only proficient in poetry, calligraphy and painting, but also accomplished in seal cutting. Five years ago, at an autumn auction in Poly, Beijing, an old man's landscape painting by Qi Baishi became the most expensive calligraphy in the world after dozens of auctions.
Qi Baishi's paintings:
The reason why Mr. Wang's paintings can sell at such a high price is not only because of his artistic talent, but because the contents of his paintings are more inclined to the general public and have a wider audience. In the field of traditional calligraphy and painting in China, basically every calligrapher or painter is a senior scholar of the literati class.
They are prominent, often in high positions, and their minds are full of literati anecdotes, from the interest of Shan Ye to the joy of seclusion, while Qi Baishi's paintings are more "grounded", and the contents of paintings are mostly familiar works of art, such as some fruits and vegetables.
When Qi Baishi was 97 years old, he painted a picture of happiness and longevity with a few strokes. This painting has a beautiful meaning. "Hulu" has always been an auspicious portrayal, and it is also a homonym of "Fulu", which means "Fulu has both".