The most expensive painting in China is "Tall Pines and Cypresses·Four-Character Couplet in Seal Script".
In 2011, after nearly 50 fierce biddings, "Pine and Cypress Standing Pictures·Four-Character Couplets in Seal Script" was finally sold at an expensive price, setting a new record for modern Chinese calligraphy and painting.
"The Picture of Pines and Cypresses Standing High·Four-Character Couplet in Seal Script"
The Picture of Pines and Cypresses Standing High·Four-Character Couplet in Seal Script" was created in 1946 and can be regarded as a masterpiece of Qi Baishi's calligraphy and painting. Qi Baishi's chief masterpiece, "Tall Pines and Cypresses: Four-Character Couplet in Seal Script" is the largest piece of Qi Baishi's paintings and calligraphy seen publicly and privately over the years. The painting is 266 cm long and 100 cm wide. It matches the couplet "Longevity in Life, Peace in the World" in seal script. The length is 264.5 cm and the width is 65.8 cm.
The picture is majestic and majestic, with the metaphor of pines and cypresses surrounding the heroes. The matching four-character couplets in seal script are rich, natural and dignified, expressing good wishes for the peaceful development of the country and the nation, as well as good wishes for happiness on earth and peace in the world.
Appreciation
In this picture of "Tall Pines and Cypresses", the inscription is: Pine branches drooping to shade the grass, cypress trees tall and light clouds. The sky is clear and the scenery is beautiful. The eagles are hunting around for eight thousand springs. Qi Huang is eighty-six years old. The protagonist is a goshawk standing on a pine branch. It stands proudly and independently. Its main feathers and tail feathers are highlighted in thick and burnt ink with clear layers. Its powerful wings are folded, and its powerful talons cling to the tree trunk. The eagle's beak and eyes are outlined with burnt ink, and the goshawk's gaze is as bright as a torch.
The eagle stands sideways, with its head slightly turned, full of energy, looking majestically at the vast earth, blending movement with stillness, highlighting the power of the image. Comparing the small note in Baishi's drawing that "the horizontal dots on the claws are extremely dense", we can see Qi Baishi's meticulous observation of life and the realistic source of the details in depicting the image. A pine and a cypress are painted on the screen.
The pine tree is in the front, painted with light ink. The branches are upright and slanted to the right, and then inserted diagonally down from the top. The pine needles are written in thick ink, showing the power of the pen; the cypress tree is in the back, with thicker ink. The posture is more curved. "Pine and cypress" coincides with longevity, but the unique and upright and proud style in the painting has already escaped the exact function of "birthday celebration", but uses the metaphor of "an evergreen foundation" to express the hope for a beautiful vision of a dead tree that has experienced war and spring. .
The picture is majestic and majestic, with the metaphor of pines and cypresses surrounding the heroes. The matching four-character couplets in seal script are rich, natural, dignified and elegant, and have excellent literary meaning. They can be regarded as the masterpieces of Qi Baishi's calligraphy and painting.