The Great Painters Of China
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few civilisations have produced a tradition of painting as rich, disciplined, and philosophically profound as that of China — and The Great Painters of China by Max Loehr stands as one of the most authoritative surveys of that extraordinary legacy. Spanning more than a millennium of artistic achievement, the work chronicles the lives and masterworks of the most significant painters in Chinese history, from the fluid brushwork of the Tang dynasty masters to the bold individualism of the late Ming and Qing periods, situating each artist within the cultural, political, and spiritual currents that shaped their vision. Loehr, a pre-eminent scholar of Chinese art and long-time professor at Harvard University, brings formidable connoisseurship and rigorous art-historical method to bear on his subjects, illuminating the subtle interplay between Confucian ideals, Daoist aesthetics, and Chan Buddhist thought that underpins the Chinese painterly tradition. His prose is precise yet evocative, guiding the reader through the formal properties of landscape, figure, and bird-and-flower painting with equal command. Published by Phaidon — a house renowned for its landmark art monographs — this volume presents a comprehensive and visually rich account that rewards both the specialist and the curious newcomer, leaving one to wonder how much of China's inner world remains encoded, and still waiting to be read, in every brushstroke.
Author: Max Loehr
Format: Hardback
Published: 1980, Phaidon
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few civilisations have produced a tradition of painting as rich, disciplined, and philosophically profound as that of China — and The Great Painters of China by Max Loehr stands as one of the most authoritative surveys of that extraordinary legacy. Spanning more than a millennium of artistic achievement, the work chronicles the lives and masterworks of the most significant painters in Chinese history, from the fluid brushwork of the Tang dynasty masters to the bold individualism of the late Ming and Qing periods, situating each artist within the cultural, political, and spiritual currents that shaped their vision. Loehr, a pre-eminent scholar of Chinese art and long-time professor at Harvard University, brings formidable connoisseurship and rigorous art-historical method to bear on his subjects, illuminating the subtle interplay between Confucian ideals, Daoist aesthetics, and Chan Buddhist thought that underpins the Chinese painterly tradition. His prose is precise yet evocative, guiding the reader through the formal properties of landscape, figure, and bird-and-flower painting with equal command. Published by Phaidon — a house renowned for its landmark art monographs — this volume presents a comprehensive and visually rich account that rewards both the specialist and the curious newcomer, leaving one to wonder how much of China's inner world remains encoded, and still waiting to be read, in every brushstroke.