Xie Zhiliu

Xie Zhiliu
謝稚柳
Born Xie Zhi
1910
Wujin, Jiangsu, China
Died 1997
Nationality Chinese
Known for Ink wash painting, calligraphy
Movement Shanghai School
Spouse(s) Chen Peiqiu (陳佩秋)
This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xie.

Xie Zhiliu[1] (Chinese: 谢稚柳; 1910–1997), formerly romanized as Hsieh Chih-liu, was a leading traditional painter, calligrapher, and art connoisseur of modern China.[2][3][4] He was a prominent member of the Shanghai School of art.[5]

Biography

Born Xie Zhi (谢稚) in Wujin (now part of Changzhou), Jiangsu province in 1910, Xie went by his courtesy name Zhiliu. He also used the art name Zhuangmusheng (壮暮生) in his later life.[6]

Xie began learning to paint at the age of nine,[6] and received an education according to the Chinese artistic tradition, which is a combination of drawing directly from life and copying the paintings of old masters.[2] At the age of 19 he began to emulate the style of Ming Dynasty master Chen Hongshou.[6]

In the 1930s Xie Zhiliu befriended the famous painter Chang Dai-chien (Zhang Daqian). In 1942 Xie went to Dunhuang with Chang to study the art of the Mogao Caves. After returning he published several books including Records of Dunhuang Art (敦煌艺术叙录) and Compilation of Dunhuang Cave Art (敦煌石窟集).[6]

In 1943, Xie was hired as an art professor by the National Central University (now Nanjing University), then exiled in Chongqing during WWII.[4] He held personal exhibitions in many Chinese cities including Chengdu, Chongqing, Kunming, Xi'an, and Shanghai.[6] After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, he worked on cultural relic preservation, and served as a consultant for the Shanghai Museum and vice chairman of the Shanghai branch of the China Artists Association.[6]

Museum collections

Xie Zhiliu's works are in the collection of the National Art Museum of China in Beijing,[6] and he is one of the seven artists featured in the Exhibition for Noted Painters at the China Art Museum in Shanghai.[5] He donated many artworks to his hometown Changzhou, which established the Xie Zhiliu Art Gallery in the Changzhou Museum in 1992.[3]

In 2010, the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City held an exhibition of around 150 of his works donated by his daughter Sarah Shay, commemorating his 100th birthday.[2]

Xie Zhiliu's wife Chen Peiqiu (陳佩秋) is also a well-known artist of the Shanghai School. The government of Shanghai's Pudong district plans to build a museum for the couple in the Nanhui New City.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Pronounced "shay jer-leo".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Mastering the Art of Chinese Painting". Metropolitan Museum of Art. 2010. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lin Jiejie (25 January 2011). "Xie Zhiliu Art Gallery" (in Chinese). Changzhou Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sullivan, Michael (2006). Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. University of California Press. p. 184. ISBN 9780520244498.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 名家艺术陈列专馆 [Exhibition for noted painters] (in Chinese). China Art Museum. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 谢稚柳作品欣赏 (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  7. ↑ 谢稚柳陈佩秋艺术馆将落户浦东 [Xie Zhiliu and Chen Peiqiu art museum to be located in Pudong]. Art China (in Chinese). 4 August 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2013.