Huang binhong biography of martin luther

       Huang Binhong (黃賓虹, 1865-1955) was a painter and art theorist who, faced with the challenge of a new society in 20th-century China, incorporated fresh ideas into traditional Chinese painting.

       Huang Binhong’s father was a merchant and art enthusiast who encouraged his son’s interest in painting.

Huang binhong biography of martin luther

In 1888 his business collapsed and the whole family moved to She County (歙縣) in Anhui province, their native land. In the ensuing years, Huang developed an affinity for his ancestral home and formed a partiality for Xin’an (新安) literature and painting.

As a young artist, he emulated the styles of the Xin’an School of painting. He also began collecting ancient seals and studying their inscriptions on bronze and stone (jinshi, 金石).

       Huang Binhong opposed the Manchu dynasty and was involved in revolutionary activities.

When he was exposed in 1907, he fled to Shanghai, where for two decades he taught and worked as a publisher and editor of a var