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A Happy Fisherman
ID: OP-WM003
Artist: Attributed to Wang Su (1794-1877)
Date: 1876 (a bingzi year)
Size: 73 x 25.5 in. with mounting
Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper, mounted on satin. This painting bears the signature of the signed artist, his name seal, and the date of its creation (1876), a bingzi year of the Guangxu reign.
Price: $ 1,200
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Biography of the Artist
Wang Su (1794-1877) , also known as "Xiaomei" (Little Plum) and "Xiaomu" (Little Nobody), was a distinguished artist of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911). His skillful portrayal of human figures animals, fish and insects are well-known to collectors of Chinese art. The painting of "Happy Fisherman" in our Current Offerings, a copy of one of Wang's most famous paintings is like the original in the way it offers a fresh, soothing configuration of characters in a natural but refined context. Quiet and relaxed, the happy fisherman in Wang Su's painting reflects the artist's vision of the refined life of a Chinese Literatus. Wang's work is available at Current Offerings under Classical Chinese Paintings.
