The pen and ink are vigorous, majestic and graceful, the strange changes in the sea of ??clouds, and the beauty of the waterfall are truly convincing. As a rare master of traditional Chinese painting in China, Li Keran left many creative and aesthetic works. In the field of painting, Li Keran is a rare talent.
However, after his death, it caused a big scandal. As a master of traditional Chinese painting, his calligraphy and paintings are worth thousands of dollars, but his widow expressed that she wants to donate his calligraphy and painting assets. After hearing this, her children did not want to do this and sued her, and kept claiming, "We want to divide it up"! After the death of a famous celebrity, the family went to such an extent to fight for the inheritance, which is really heartbreaking. So why did it end up like this, and how should this farce end?
Master of Chinese Painting
Li Keran, formerly known as Li Yongshun, was born in 1907. He studied under Qi Baishi and can be said to be a master of modern Chinese painting. He left countless works and brought countless wealth to the field of Chinese painting. Because Li Keran liked painting since he was a child, he began to learn painting techniques at a young age and developed good painting talents. When he was 13 years old, he began to study landscape painting, and realized that this type of painting was his passion, so he continued to study in this field.
At the age of 43, Li Keran had already made many achievements in the field of traditional Chinese painting, so he was hired as a professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. Later, Li Keran also specialized in the research and teaching of traditional Chinese painting, specializing in explaining classical paintings, and explaining famous paintings to beginners who love art. His contributions are also countless.
Dedicated to the teaching and research of Chinese painting, he has brought excellent explanation materials to many people who love painting. In the field of painting, Li Keran is best at landscapes and classical figures. Pictures of cattle herding are also a favorite painting subject for him.
His style is famous for its "slowness", and many people have praised it when they see it. One of the works was continued by Xu Beihong, and Lao She also praised Li Keran's landscape paintings as excellent in his own works. Such an honor must be envied and admired by many people.
Original wife and current wife
Master Li Keran’s achievements in the field of painting are obvious to all, but his personal and marital problems have become a hidden danger later. , and even became a topic of conversation on a whim. Li Keran had two marriages in his life. His first wife gave birth to three sons and a daughter. His second wife, Zou Peizhu, gave birth to two sons and a daughter. His two wives gave him seven children.
The first wife had a good relationship with Mr. Li Keran, but she died of illness because of her frail body. A few years later, Li Keran met his second wife, Zou Peizhu, and started a family with her. The two of them were really lucky to meet each other, and their relationship after marriage was pretty good.
Although Zou Peizhu will have to shoulder the burden of raising her ex's children after marrying Li Keran, her love for Li Keran makes her not mind becoming a "stepmother" as soon as she gets married. And although the father remarried, there was no estrangement between the four children born to his ex.
Then the two also have children of the same gender, but there is no conflict between the children, and the family life is very harmonious and sweet. Zou Peizhu treats her ex's children as if they were her own, no different.
Since the two got married, Zou Peizhu has shouldered the burden of taking care of the whole family. And Li Keran was able to develop smoothly in his career. It can be said that Zou Peizhu made a lot of efforts in logistics, which allowed him to work hard outside without any scruples. A seemingly happy family is actually going smoothly and getting along well. If it were not for this property division issue, it is very likely that the subsequent farce would not have occurred.
Property Division
In 1989, Mr. Li Keran died of heart disease at the age of 82. The death of his husband was a huge blow to the family, and the whole family was deeply grieved. The family has a good relationship, so no one thinks about assets. What everyone thinks about most is the husband's funeral.
On the other hand, calligraphy and painting at that time were far less valuable than they are now, so it was not to the point where everyone was eagerly vying for the legacy. It was not until two years after her husband's death that Zou Peizhu called her children home to discuss her husband's inheritance. One of the children made it clear that he did not want to inherit the inheritance, so only six children participated in this meeting.
The whole atmosphere of the family meeting was harmonious. Everyone agreed that the mother should manage the father's belongings, and they had no objection to the calligraphy and paintings being kept by the mother. However, the husband's widow said that she would not occupy these works alone, but would donate them to the country or related foundations.
At the end of the year, the issue of division of the inheritance was once again confirmed, and an inheritance inheritance agreement was reached. After everyone agrees that Mr. and Mrs. share the right to inherit and make statistics on calligraphy and painting, most of the works will be used to establish foundations and be donated to the country. This part will be temporarily kept by Zou Peizhu, and each of the other children will take a few pieces as souvenirs. .
But no one expected that this confirmed thing would eventually turn out to be something else. The children even took their husband’s widow to court because they wanted to divide it up!
A farce
And all this will start after entering the year 2000. At that time, Li Keran's works suddenly appreciated in value and became hot works in the market. It is very normal for a work to fetch tens of millions on the market. At this time, the calligraphy and painting in Zou Peizhu's hands were no longer as simple as ordinary Chinese paintings, but more of invisible wealth of immeasurable value. The children immediately became uneasy after receiving the news.
Faced with the sudden increase in value of their father's calligraphy and paintings, the children all hope to obtain more legacy works. So the ex's children insisted that Zou Peizhu kept it for herself, not donated it as she said.
But Zou Peizhu insisted: What he agreed to donate to the country for free should not be used to distribute to his children. When they heard Zou Peizhu publicly stating that his works would be donated, his children did not believe it. The children who were deceived by interests naturally did not want this fat man to run away, so they pressed forward step by step, even at the cost of tearing each other up.
Zou Peizhu, who had made up her mind, was even more unwilling to give up her husband's paintings to her greedy children, and she sternly refused to divide these works.
So the children of the former wife thought of an even more heinous act - to take their stepmother Zou Peizhu to court. The inheritance dispute was a heated one, and the family's interest relationship was at a freezing point. It not only made others laugh, but also hurt the heart of the family. The children kept saying that they also wanted to share the inheritance.
In the end, the court ruled that the works kept by Zou Peizhu should not be divided up. Part of the remainder goes to Zou Peizhu, part goes to the ex's children, and the last part goes to Zou Peizhu's children. After the verdict, Zou Peizhu donated part of her trust to the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts free of charge. And this farce has finally come to an end.
Famous fame and fortune are more important than wine, which makes one’s heart so intoxicated. Fame and wealth are just external possessions. If you forget your family ties for money and hurt your family's hearts with indifference, will you really be happy even if you have a lot of money?