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Printmaking

Greeting the Spring

Name: Greeting the Spring
Brand: Li Keran
SKU: li-keran-greeting-the-spring
Price: 499 USD
Availability: InStock

by Li Keran · Xuzhou, Jiangsu

$499

$699

In stock

MaterialInk on xuan paper, mounted on silkscroll

Dimensions50 x 33 cm

Year1980

EditionUnique work

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The Story

Created in his late years (1970s–1980s), Greeting the Spring reflects Li Keran’s serene, hopeful state amid life’s hardships, drawing inspiration from his lifelong love for herdboy and ox motifs. Li Keran (1907–1989) was a pivotal 20th-century Chinese painter and educator who boldly fused traditional ink art with Western realism to revolutionize landscape painting.Mentored by Qi Baishi and Huang Binhong, he dedicated his life to reforming Chinese painting through relentless nature sketching and bold innovation. Li Keran uses fresh, gentle ink strokes and subtle color to depict plum blossoms and the ox scene, showing his proficient freehand brushwork.The work’s highlight is its warm, hopeful mood, blending elegance and vitality to perfectly capture the spirit of spring. This piece is from a private collection in Hong Kong and comes with a collection certificate stamped by a Hong Kong auction house.

Craft & Process

Li Keran employs delicate freehand ink-wash craftsmanship, with elegant brushstrokes and soft tones that highlight the subtle beauty of traditional Chinese painting.Rooted in classic oriental aesthetics, the work pursues peace, vitality and poetic charm, embodying the harmony between man and nature in traditional art.

About the Artist

Li Keran

Xuzhou, Jiangsu

Li Keran (1907–1989) was a great modern Chinese landscape painter. He reformed traditional landscape painting and created a bold, distinctive new style.

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