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Autumn in a River Valley, silk scroll in ink and colour by Guo Xi; in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Autumn in a River Valley, silk scroll in ink and colour by Guo Xi; in the Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Guo Xi

Chinese painter
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Wade-Giles romanization:
Kuo Hsi
Flourished:
1020–1090, Wenxian, Henan province, China
Also Known As:
Kuo Hsi
Flourished:
c.1060 - c.1080
China
Subjects Of Study:
landscape
painting
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Guo Xi (flourished 1020–1090, Wenxian, Henan province, China) was one of the most famous artists of the Northern Song period in China.

Guo’s collected notes on landscape painting, Linquan Gaozhi (“Lofty Record of Forests and Streams”), describes with much detail the purposes and techniques of painting and is a valuable aid to understanding the landscape painting of the Northern Song dynasty. Few of his paintings have survived; among the works that may be considered authentic are the famous Early Spring of 1072, which is dated 1072, and a hand scroll entitled The Coming of Autumn. Both effectively capture the quality of their seasonal interests and are paramount examples of the Song accomplishment, which balanced pictorial description with expressive brushstroke to provide, as Guo himself wrote, landscapes in which one may physically and mentally ramble.

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