Landscape Watercolor Painting by Ming Dynasty Master Artist Lan Ying (1585-1664)
藍瑛(1585-1664)山水畫
Lan Ying (1585-1664)
zi Tianshu, hao Diesou, Shitoutuo, Dongguo Laonong, Xibu Waishi, Wushannong, Shansou, was a native of Qiantang, Zhejiang.
Lan excelled in painting landscapes. He started to learn painting by studying the painting style of the Yuan master Huang Gongwang, later extended his interest to those of other Yuan painters. His passion for archaic styles drove him to go back to the Song styles, in particular those of Mi Fu and Fan Kuan. He was acclaimed as one of the most proficient masters in painting landscapes after the ancient models during the transitional period of the late Ming and early Qing. In his middle age, he began to experiment new techniques and to develop his individual style which fully matured in his late years. It resulted in a more forceful and austere painting style with the textural strokes rubbed with a dry brush. Besides he was also prolific in painting plum blossoms, orchids, figures, flowers and birds.
藍瑛(1585-1664)
宇田叔,號蜨叟、晚號石頭陀,又自署東郭老農、西湖外史、吳山農,山叟,浙江錢塘人。藍瑛擅繪山水,初從元代黃公望人手,遍倣元代諸家,並上溯宋代米芾、范寬等大家風格,為明清之際最擅仿古畫家之一。他中年開始自立門戶,晚年自創畫風,筆法轉向方筆皴擦,走向蒼勁、抽象的畫風。藍瑛亦兼擅繪畫竹石、梅蘭、人物、花為等,俱得古人精蘊。