WANG XUETAO (1903-1982)Watercolor woodblock print
China 20th cent.
Depiction 27 x 17,2 cm, paper size 36,4 x 24,7 cm
Silkworms on mulberry leaves, noted by the artist: "Xuetao painted in the summer of 1951". Seal of the artist.
From the workshop of Rong Baozhai.
Wang Xuetao primarily specialized in depictions of nature, such as paintings of birds or flowers, and was an advocate of the traditional style using a very fine color palette. He was a professor at the academy in Beijing, received many awards, and traveled to Italy, Switzerland and France in 1956.
From the former Walter Exner Collection, Vienna-Bad Wildungen.
Expertise: Wolfmar Zacken