He learned painting from Jing Hao and Guan Tong before turning to focus on nature and developing his own style.[1] He was also a poet and literary stylist, but regarded these as secondary endeavors, and he did not seek government office. Many nobles sought out Li Cheng's services, but he never accepted. An official named Sun Anzhi desired a painting from Li Cheng so ardently, he offered Li a prestigious government post, but Li Cheng refused. Sun then paid an acquaintance of Li Cheng to steal a painting, earning the artist's lifelong enmity.[2] During his later years, he took to travel and died in Huaiyang County.
Li Cheng did many landscape paintings with diluted ink, a technique called "treating ink like gold", which gives the appearance of a foggy dream world. In his day, he was considered the greatest landscape painter of all time. His paintings carried on an artistic dialogue with those of Wu Daoxuan. Li Cheng primarily portrayed the landscapes of Shandong. Artists of later generations, such as Guo Xi, modeled their teaching on his painting style and methods.
His works include “Jigger", "Joy in Fishing", "Cold crow", and "Landscape". One extant painting, "Reading Stele Nest Stone", was a collaboration with Wang Xiao.
^"Chinese painting - Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-978)". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
^Sturgeon, Donald. "宣和画谱 - Chinese Text Project". ctext.org. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
Reading
Sullivan, Michael. The Arts of China. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008
Chinese painting - Five Dynasties (907-960) and Ten Kingdoms (902-978)
宣和画谱 - Chinese Text Project
External links
Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632-1717), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Li Cheng (see index)
cheng, painter, cheng, chinese, 李成, pinyin, chéng, wade, giles, courtesy, name, xiánxī, 咸熙, chinese, painter, song, dynasty, influenced, jing, juran, cheng, kuan, guan, tong, became, known, three, great, rival, artists, chenga, solitary, temple, amid, clearing. Li Cheng Chinese 李成 pinyin Lǐ Cheng Wade Giles Li Ch eng 919 967 courtesy name Xianxi 咸熙 was a Chinese painter of the Song dynasty He was influenced by Jing Hao and Juran Li Cheng Fan Kuan and Guan Tong became known as the three great rival artists Li ChengA Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks 晴峦萧寺 Ink and light color on silk 111 76 55 88 cm Nelson Atkins Museum of ArtBorn919Died967NationalityChineseKnown forPaintingMovementNorthern Landscape styleIn this Chinese name the family name is Li Contents 1 Life 2 Art 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Reading 5 External linksLife EditLi Cheng lived in Qingzhou now part of Weifang Shandong during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period and the early Song dynasty His ancestry was from the Tang dynasty imperial family the Li 李 clan which had fallen from power in 907 with the dynasty s collapse He learned painting from Jing Hao and Guan Tong before turning to focus on nature and developing his own style 1 He was also a poet and literary stylist but regarded these as secondary endeavors and he did not seek government office Many nobles sought out Li Cheng s services but he never accepted An official named Sun Anzhi desired a painting from Li Cheng so ardently he offered Li a prestigious government post but Li Cheng refused Sun then paid an acquaintance of Li Cheng to steal a painting earning the artist s lifelong enmity 2 During his later years he took to travel and died in Huaiyang County Li Cheng did many landscape paintings with diluted ink a technique called treating ink like gold which gives the appearance of a foggy dream world In his day he was considered the greatest landscape painter of all time His paintings carried on an artistic dialogue with those of Wu Daoxuan Li Cheng primarily portrayed the landscapes of Shandong Artists of later generations such as Guo Xi modeled their teaching on his painting style and methods His works include Jigger Joy in Fishing Cold crow and Landscape One extant painting Reading Stele Nest Stone was a collaboration with Wang Xiao Art Edit Luxuriant Forest among Distant Peaks detail Liaoning Provincial Museum See also EditCulture of the Song dynasty Chinese painting Chinese art History of Chinese artReferences Edit Chinese painting Five Dynasties 907 960 and Ten Kingdoms 902 978 Encyclopedia Britannica Retrieved 2017 05 25 Sturgeon Donald 宣和画谱 Chinese Text Project ctext org Retrieved 2017 05 25 Reading Edit Sullivan Michael The Arts of China Berkeley University of California Press 2008 Chinese painting Five Dynasties 907 960 and Ten Kingdoms 902 978 宣和画谱 Chinese Text ProjectExternal links EditLandscapes Clear and Radiant The Art of Wang Hui 1632 1717 an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art fully available online as PDF which contains material on Li Cheng see index http ctext org wiki pl if en amp res 668529 amp searchu 李成 amp remap g Wikimedia Commons has media related to Li Cheng This article about a Chinese painter is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Li Cheng painter amp oldid 1134755234, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
