Ren Xiong

Summary

Ren Xiong (Chinese: 任熊; pinyin: Rèn Xióng; July 19, 1823 – November 23, 1857[citation needed]) was a Chinese painter from Xiaoshan, Zhejiang, active during the late Qing dynasty. Ren belonged to the Shanghai School in Chinese painting and is known for his bold and innovative style.

Ren Xiong's self-portrait

His brother was the painter Ren Xun.

According to many scholars of Chinese art, the particular definition of pictorial naturalism, might result from contacts established with the art of photography, rather than a “simple” assimilation of Western painting techniques and models.[1]

Paintings edit

References edit

  1. ^ Meccarelli M., Foo Y., Flamminii A. "China and the West in the Art of the Nineteenth Century: A Cultural and Historical Review of the Relations between Painting and Photography" Ming Qing Studies 2013, pp. 117-160

Further reading edit

  • James Cahill (1995). "Ren Xiong and His Self-Portrait". Ars Orientalis. 25: 119–132. JSTOR 4629491.

External links edit

  • Innovations in Chinese Painting (1850 - 1950)