How to introduce Wu Changshuo's "Ghost Hand Fairy Pavilion"

To commemorate the 60th anniversary of Wu Changshuo's birthday/kloc-0, Shanghai Library, Shanghai Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, from September 2, 2004 to September 24, 2004, this painting of your life was created in the summer of 1926. At this time, Wu Changshuo was 83 years old, only one year after his death. The composition of the painting emphasizes diagonal inclination, and the picture is connected into a line from upper right to lower left, like a unified Changhong whole. On the top left of the picture, the painter pressed the other corner of the composition in the form of calligraphy inscriptions, thus forming a virtual and triangular pattern in the whole picture, and the main body of the work is also very prominent. Compared with the complicated and distorted composition in Wu Changshuo's previous paintings, this painting pursues simplicity and straightforwardness, showing a simple and powerful sense of form and being more concise and healthy. In terms of color, Wu Changshuo pays attention to the strength and significance of contrast, and uses his favorite western red painting "Red Peony" to express Bai Mudan with heavy old ink pen. This painting method not only adapts to the literati's pursuit of classical elegance, but also adapts to the new aesthetic trend of businessmen and citizens' yearning for fashion and beauty. This picture is recorded in the "Art Master Wu Changshuo" album of Wu Changshuo Memorial Hall, and it is an important publication to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Wu Changshuo's birthday/KLOC-0. As can be seen from this album, this painting is actually one of several big paintings made by Wu Changshuo in his later years. Moreover, the overall style of painting also gives people an impeccable sense of form and endless spirit, which can be called an ancient, strong and superb artistic realm. Therefore, we have every reason to believe that this last large-scale masterpiece of Wu Changshuo is not only of great reference value to art research, but also will attract great attention of art collectors.