Author(s): Zhu Haoyun
Pages: 18-23
Year: 2012 Issue:  12
Journal: China & The World Cultural Exchange
Abstract: <正>Zhang Daqian’s artistic career is a legend in more than one sense. He has been compared to Tang Yin, a versatile artist in the Ming Dynasty. To help you understand the legend, this review of his artistic life will introduce you to Zhang’s years in Shanghai, Beijing (Peiping), and the international artistic arena. Remarkable Debut in Shanghai In the early 1920s, Zhang Daqian went to Shanghai with his elder brother Zhang Shanzi. At that time, Shanghai was China’s economic, financial, and