Chinese Painting of Grapes & Vines, Qi Baishi
齊白石 設色紙本 葡萄藤蔓立軸 A Chinese watercolor and ink painting on paper of grapes, vines, and leaves by Qi Baishi. The painting has 1 seal and is mounted on a silk backing with dowels. Signed xingzifu laoming, the writing states that this is the 10th year that the artist lived in Beijing (i.e. 1926). Qi Baishi came to Beijing from his hometown Xiangtan of Hunan Province in 1917. With one seal qida on the lower right corner. 齊白石 1864-1957, 題識：杏子塢老民居京師第十年, 钤印：齊大, 此幅墨筆畫葡萄大葉，或濃或淡，錯落有致，自右側施施然垂落，占據畫面主體。葡萄葉子蓬勃淋漓，藤蔓以書入畫，筆走龍蛇，蒼枯盤結，縱橫揮寫，一任自然。葡萄以沒骨法圈出，珠圓玉潤，晶瑩飽滿，其質感與藤葉形成鮮明對比。白石老人調動了輕與重、幹與濕，疏與密等形式美的各種對比因素，將之巧妙的統一在畫面之中，取得了白石老人所說的妙在似與不似之間的藝術效果。
Dimensions are: 52 inches tall X 13 inches wide. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: It is in good condition.
Provenance: From a private collector in Northern California, acquired in Japan many years ago.
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齊白石 設色紙本 葡萄藤蔓立軸 A Chinese watercolor and ink painting on paper of grapes, vines, and leaves by Qi Baishi. The painting has 1 seal and is mounted on a silk backing with dowels. Signed xingzifu laoming, the writing states that this is the 10th year that the artist lived in Beijing (i.e. 1926). Qi Baishi came to Beijing from his hometown Xiangtan of Hunan Province in 1917. With one seal qida on the lower right corner. 齊白石 1864-1957, 題識：杏子塢老民居京師第十年, 钤印：齊大, 此幅墨筆畫葡萄大葉，或濃或淡，錯落有致，自右側施施然垂落，占據畫面主體。葡萄葉子蓬勃淋漓，藤蔓以書入畫，筆走龍蛇，蒼枯盤結，縱橫揮寫，一任自然。葡萄以沒骨法圈出，珠圓玉潤，晶瑩飽滿，其質感與藤葉形成鮮明對比。白石老人調動了輕與重、幹與濕，疏與密等形式美的各種對比因素，將之巧妙的統一在畫面之中，取得了白石老人所說的妙在似與不似之間的藝術效果。
Dimensions are: 52 inches tall X 13 inches wide. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: It is in good condition.
Provenance: From a private collector in Northern California, acquired in Japan many years ago.
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