You were born before I was born, and I was born before you were old. You hated that I was born late, and I hate that you were born early. Since ancient times, there have been many touching love stories that have been told.
Love is pure, simple and beautiful. Where there is love, it is regardless of age, class, region or even skin color.
Marquez once said: "Love at any age is reasonable."
Zhang Daqian, "The Pen of the East"
In 1899, Zhang Daqian was born He came from a scholarly family in Anliangli, Neijiang, Sichuan, and his nicknames were Daqian Jushi and Xiali Hong Kongren.
Zhang Daqian’s mother is ingenious and artistically talented. She is very good at paper-cutting flowers. Zhang Daqian’s sister and brother are both good at reading. They often teach Zhang Daqian calligraphy and painting. Such a strong family influence Influenced by the atmosphere, Zhang Daqian has been fond of art since childhood, especially calligraphy and painting.
Later, Zhang Daqian attended Neijiang Catholic Evangelical School, Chongqing Qiujing Middle School and Jiangjin Middle School. During his schooling, he insisted on teaching himself painting and later became a famous splash-ink painter and calligrapher in China.
Zhang Daqian, who is in his 20s and has a handsome face but a big beard, has made many people know him because of his paintings. However, what made many people remember him in his early years was that long beard. This also became Zhang Daqian's unique symbol in the future.
Zhang Daqian is especially good at landscape painting, with an elegant and elegant style and endless meaning. He combined splash-ink and splash-color, and the artistic style of integrating heavy color and ink was pioneered by Zhang Daqian. In addition, he is extremely knowledgeable about birds, beasts, and human figures, and is extremely legendary.
In the field of art, there is the title of "Southern Zhang and Northern Qi", which means that Zhang Daqian's paintings are as famous as Qi Baishi, and there is also "Southern Zhang and Beipu", whose poems and calligraphy are as famous as Pu Xinshe. After becoming famous, Zhang Daqian and his brother founded the "Dafengtang School" and became the representative painter of the most legendary splash-ink painter in the Chinese painting circle in the 20th century.
In the 1950s, Zhang Daqian began to travel around the world, and later settled overseas. He is as famous as Huang Junbi and Pu Xinshe as the "Three Crossing the Sea".
Zhang Daqian has a cheerful and outgoing personality, and often exchanges ideas with various artists, such as Qi Baishi, Xu Beihong, etc., and also has many exchanges with Western artists, such as the Spanish abstract painter Picasso. Zhang Daqian's paintings have been highly recognized at home and abroad, gaining huge international reputation and praised by the Western art world as "the brush of the East".
A young girl broke into the peaceful life of a painter
After Zhang Daqian became famous, his paintings were very popular, and both dignitaries and wealthy businessmen regarded his works as treasures. People are rushing to buy it, and it is almost impossible to see Zhang Daqian in person.
Among these people, Xu Wenbo was also included. At this time, Xu Wenbo had an identity as the best friend of Zhang Daqian's daughter Zhang Xinrui. Teenage girls are in their prime, the period when they talk about everything and have the most abundant fantasies. The relationship between the two is very good, Lei Chen is close to each other and close to each other.
Xu Wenbo is a foreigner. Her parents died young and she stayed with her aunt while living in Shanghai. During an accidental conversation with her classmates, she learned that the father of her best friend Zhang Xinrui was Zhang Daqian. Xu Wenbo, who was full of curiosity, wanted to see the famous traditional Chinese painting master Zhang Daqian with her own eyes.
Most artists are very clean, and Zhang Daqian is no exception. If strangers come to visit his home, he usually will not receive them.
Zhang Xinrui naturally knows her father's living habits very well, so she almost never takes her classmates to her home.
However, Xu Wenbo was very eager to see the master, and she affirmed Zhang Xinrui very sincerely. Zhang Xinrui couldn't refuse her best friend's request and finally agreed.
A person's life is composed of many chances and coincidences. Xu Wenbo's life was unknowingly changed by Zhang Xinrui's response.
Xu Wenbo, who was visiting the Zhang family for the first time, did not understand the atmosphere of the Zhang family at all. He chatted and laughed with his best friends, making laughter like silver bells. Zhang Daqian, who was painting at the time, heard someone interrupting him and immediately felt a surge of anger in his heart.
When he raised his head and was about to get angry at his daughter, a smart, lovely, pure and pleasant woman broke into Zhang Daqian's sight.
Zhang Daqian's anger disappeared, he couldn't help but smile, and his attitude was amiable. He also took Xu Wenbo to visit his works, and finally asked Xu Wenbo to come and play often.
Slowly, Xu Wenbo also fell in love with painting, and wanted to become Zhang Daqian's teacher. Zhang Daqian was very happy to have such an eye-catching and smart apprentice.
Married across the age gap
Initially, Zhang Daqian may only regard Xu Wenbo as his daughter’s friend and student, but in Xu Wenbo’s heart, he naturally regards Zhang Daqian as his own A teacher and the father of his best friend.
But after knowing thousands of people, it is still not as good as the Yi family. The seventeen-year-old Xu Wenbo is as beautiful as a flower, and she is even more charming with bright eyes, white teeth, and ice-cold muscles. appearance.
At this time, in Zhang Daqian's eyes, this woman was not only his student, but he also felt admiration for her. The reason why fate is wonderful is that there are thousands of possibilities. Later, the two became lovers.
When Xu Wenbo was 18 years old, Zhang Daqian made no secret of his emotions and proposed to her. Xu Wenbo was also overjoyed and agreed to Zhang Daqian's proposal.
However, when Zhang Daqian went to propose marriage, he was opposed by Xu Wenbo's aunt. Even though the two had an indestructible relationship, there was a gap in age, with a 32-year age difference.
Zhang Daqian is old enough to be Xu Wenbo's father. With such a big age gap, how can he have a happy married life after marriage.
However, the relationship between the two is stronger than gold, and their aunt's opposition made them even more entangled, and they both tried their best to persuade their aunt.
Zhang Daqian often went to Xu Wenbo's aunt's house. Not only did he have long chats with his aunt, but he also put his works on the painting table, hoping to show his talent and be recognized.
As for Xu Wenbo, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. She directly told her aunt that she was pregnant and that she was Zhang Daqian's child. Her aunt had no choice but to agree to the marriage.
After six years of love, Zhang Daqian and Xu Wenbo got married in 1947.
I was not born before you were born, but I was already old when you were born. Butterflies go looking for flowers and roost on fragrant grass every night.
The combination of Zhang Daqian and Xu Wenbo transcended generation, age and secular vision, and became a unique love. Many of Zhang Daqian's later works were inspired by Xu Wenbo, while Xu Wenbo followed Zhang Daqian to paint and travel, and lived a fulfilling life. , this love affair was once rumored to be a good story, and even Zhang Xinrui was willing to bless this relationship.