PROVENANCE:

Whenever we are close to the image of natural flowers, we are moved and fascinated by their thriving vitality, and have all our sufferings and twist and turns of life removed in the face of this splendor. Lin Fengmian led a tough life, yet had an ardent love for flowers and nature. His painting of flowers made a great many people gasp in admiration. Of course, there are also times when a calm and peaceful mood overwhelms.

The painting "Flowers in Vase" uses simple background lines to retain a sense of traditional Chinese ink impressions and a profound aesthetic prospect. The plain vase with elegant yellow roses raises people's poetic imaginations, while the composition of the picture's form and layout shows influences from western painting. As for the color, the artist uses a combination of ink, gouache and watercolor to enrich the expressiveness of Chinese painting. The white gouache outline in particular, adds a sense of luminous effect to the painting. By integrating modernity into traditional aesthetics, Lin's artwork is unique among modern Chinese artists.