Figurative
Celebrating the human form and presence, our figurative collection invites you into intimate portrayals of character, mood, and narrative. These works transcend realism, offering timeless reflections on the body, identity, and the human condition.
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Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau) (1884)
How a Little Black Dress Scandalized Paris?Dubbed the “American Mona Lisa,” the painting’s stark contrast of pale skin against dark velvet symbolizes both aristocratic allure and societal rebellion.
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Garden for Solitary Enjoyment, the spiritual home of scholars
Garden of Solitary Enjoyment refers to a site built in 1073 by the statesman Sima Guang (1019–1086) after he had retired to Luoyang, Henan province. Every spring, visitors would flock to his garden.
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Spring Festival Auspicious Scroll：Frozen Festivities in Ink
scholars in sable cluster around wine warmers while linen-clad servants stand frozen, unlit firecrackers dangling like Damocles’ sword. Hailed as “a pathological specimen of Ming genre painting.”
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Xia’ao Yanxia – Harmony with Nature and Inner Freedom
Artwork integrates landscapes and figures to express his profound contemplation of nature, reclusive living, and artistic philosophy.
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Chang’e’s Flight to the Moon Handscroll, Tang Yin
This painting depicts the lunar goddess Chang’e holding a rabbit in quiet contemplation. Chang’e stands apart, her gaze introspective, as if pondering the bittersweet divide between immortality and human connection.
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Take you to see a different Along the River During the Qingming Festival.QiuYing
This world-famous masterpiece of social customs painting of the Northern Song Dynasty has spawned countless copies, imitations, different versions and re-creations. Among them, Ming Dynasty’s Qiu Ying’s “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” is the most famous.
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Li Shu Cui Xiu Tu: Unveiling the Enchanting Legends of Qing Dynasty Court Beauties
The paintings employ the style of courtly ladies, showcasing not only the refined charm of ancient women but also using the poetic inscriptions to extol these celebrated historical figures.
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Bu Nian Tu. Important historical paintings from the early Tang Dynasty
China’s top ten greatest works of Chinese ink painting. It’s about important historical paintings from the early Tang Dynasty.
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Luo Shen Fu Tu . China’s top ten greatest works of Chinese ink painting
The original work recounts how a poet encounters and falls in love with the beautiful immortal, Luo Shen, by the banks of the Luo River