In the early stage of his career, 78-year-old artist Xie Tiancheng primarily made oil paintings and gouaches. In the 1980s, he hit a major turning point when he accompanied Liu Haisu, a prominent ink ...

I call it the "Dan Brown effect": the public's interest in old paintings is often tied to the idea that there are hidden secrets under the oil paint, left by the artist to be passed down through ...

Along with his more traditional ink washes, Xu also created large-scale oil paintings in a European academic style that depicted classic Chinese scenes and portraits. Born on July 19, 1895 in Yixing, ...

[Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] In the early stage of his career, 78-year-old artist Xie Tiancheng primarily made oil paintings and ... motivated Xie to explore classic Chinese painting.