Wang Hui (Qing dynasty)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Wang.

Wang Hui
Born	1632 Changshu, Jiangsu
Died	1717 (aged 84–85)
Known for	Shan shui

Wang Hui (simplified Chinese: 王翚; traditional Chinese: 王翬; pinyin: Wáng Huī; 1632–1717) was a Chinese landscape painter, one of the Four Wangs. He, and the three other Wangs, dominated orthodox art in China throughout the late Ming and early Qing periods. Of the Four Wangs, Wang Hui is considered the best-known today.

Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei museums loaned works for "Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632-1717)" in 2008 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Biography

Wang Hui followed in the footprints of his great-grandfathers, grandfather, father and uncles and learned painting at a very early age. He was later taught by two contemporary masters, Zhang Ke and Wang Shimin, who taught him to work in the tradition of copying famous Chinese paintings. This is most likely the reason why critics claim that his work is conservative and reflects the Yuan and Song traditions. One critic claimed that "his landscape paintings reflect his nostalgic attachment to classical Chinese aesthetics." Along with the other Wangs, Wang Hui helped to perpetuate the tradition of copying the ancient masters rather than creating original work.

Gallery

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  Wang Hui, A Thousand Peaks and Myriad Ravines 1693
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  Wang Hui, (need title)
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  Wang Hui, Thousand miles along the Jangtse 1700
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  Wang Hui, Mountains, Streams, and Autumn Trees
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  Wang Hui, Hut in the autumn rain
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  Wang Hui, Fisherman Huts and Clearing Skies in Autumn
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  The Beauty of Green Mountains and Rivers 1679
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  Tree in Autumn and Crows, dated 1712

Further reading

• Fong, Wen C.; et al. (2008). Landscapes clear and radiant: the art of Wang Hui (1632-1717). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 9781588392916.
• Hummel, Arthur W. Sr., ed. (1943). "Wang Hui" . Eminent Chinese of the Ch'ing Period. United States Government Printing Office.

External links

• Wang Hui in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei
• Wang Hui in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum, New York