摘要
ZHANG Daqian (1899-1983) was skilled in many arts, including calligraphy, seal cutting and poetry, but it is for his paintings that he is best known. Yet he is not known for just his own paintings. Zhang Daqian was also a master forger of such quality and prolificness that curators are warned to ask themselves of Chinese paintings with uncertain origins, "Is this a work of Zhang Daqian?"
ZHANG Daqian （1899-1983） was skilled in many arts, including calligraphy, seal cutting and poetry, but it is for his paintings that he is best known. Yet he is not known for just his own paintings. Zhang Daqian was also a master forger of such quality and prolificness that cura- tors are warned to ask themselves of Chinese paintings with uncertain origins, ＂Is this a work ofZhang Daqian？＂ Zhang＇s own original paintings are much sought after. He is consid- ered by many to be China＇s greatest 20th century painter. Xu Beihong, another celebrated Chinese painter of the age, de- scribed Zhang as ＂one in 500 years,＂ meaning that Zhang was a rare prodigious artist not just among his contemporaries but of all time.
