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LI KERAN (1907-1989)
Bilian Mountain in Guilin
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink and colour on paper
67 x 43 cm. (26 ¡ x 16 √ in.)
Entitled, inscribed and signed, with four seals of the artist
Dated 1973
HK$2,000,000-3,000,000
李可染 桂林名勝碧蓮峰 設色紙本 鏡框 一九七三年作
題識：桂 林名勝碧蓮峰。
一九七三年可染于北京。
鈐印：可染、日新、可貴者膽、河山如畫
The landscape of Guilin is one of the most important themes in Li Keran’s later works. Since the
1950s, Li travelled extensively all over China to sketch from nature. He was greatly impressed by the
breathtaking views of Guilin and visited there several times. Li mostly painted from his studio in the
1960s. He revolutionalised the traditional perspective and created a fascinating style that brilliantly
conveys the magnificence of nature. In Bilian Mountain in Guilin, he used a levelled view to depict
the layers of tall mountains on the right, while ingeniously applied a bird’s eye view on the left to
accentuate the endless river. The water was not literally depicted but was implied by boats from
various distance, leading the viewer’s attention towards the imaginary skyline. The grandeur of the
mountain and the elegance of the river were all encapsulated in Li’s picture.
灕江山水是李可染山水創作最重要的題材之一。五十年代，李可染跋涉萬里四處寫生，桂林
灕江的美景令其念念不忘，多次造訪。六十年代開始，李可染更多在畫室創作，不遵循眼前
實景，卻意境更為清曠，開拓了“李家山水”的獨特面貌。本畫一反尋常視角，在右側通過
平行視角表現層疊翠巒，而左側的水面卻以鳥瞰視角凸顯出江水悠遠。近大遠小的扁舟猶如
從天而降，將觀眾的視角一步步引向畫外天際，從一方畫面中引出無盡聯想。
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