Artist
Chen Chun
Chinese, 1483–1544
Chen Chun was a Chinese Ming dynasty painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. Chen Chun was born in Suzhou.
Chen Chun, courtesy name Daofu and art name Baiyang Shanren, was a Ming dynasty artist, calligrapher, and poet. Born into a wealthy family of scholar-officials in Suzhou, he learned calligraphy from Wen Zhengming, one of the Four Masters of the Ming dynasty. Chen Chun later broke with Wen to favor a more freestyle method of ink wash painting.
He was associated with the Wu School of literary painting. Mi Fu of the Song dynasty had a strong influence on his work. Chen executed many landscapes, but to a degree is noted as a "Bird-and-flower" painter.
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