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ZHANG DAQIAN

張大千

1899-1983

Zhang Daqian (1899-1983) was one of China’s most prolific and versatile artists in Chinese painting history. He explored and
mastered a variety of styles, including in his earlier years landscapes by Shitao (1642-1707) and figures inspired by his study of the
Buddhist paintings in the Dunhuang caves. As he developed as an artist, he experimented with more expressive painting styles and
brushwork, which well conveyed his personal ideas and energy. Zhang Daqian’s extroverted personality, love of travel and people,
and personal curiosity led him to become known throughout the world, as he travelled to and lived in such far-flung places as
Europe, India, the United States, and Brazil.This rare combination of talent, charisma, and opportunity resulted in Zhang Daqian
becoming China’s best known and most popular modern artist, an enviable status his paintings still hold.
在二十世紀藝壇中，能夠將傳統與現代融會貫通，並以自己的藝術風格打入國際視野的畫家為數不多，張大千是其中的佼
佼者。他前半生立足本土，廣泛涉獵歷朝歷代的藝術經典，並達至透徹的領悟，無論在山水、人物和花鳥等各個領域都有
精深的造詣，其藝術成就的全面性為同時代畫家難以匹及。五十年代之後，他別離故園，走向世界，以一種前所未有的恢
弘視野和苦心探索經營變法，終開創出潑墨潑彩寫意山水，為中國藝術注入現代意識，從此立足於東西藝壇，成為一代藝
術大師。

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