Winter landscape with horses and grooms

Winter landscape with horses and grooms by Formerly attributed to Zhao Mengfu 趙孟頫 (1254-1322)

Classification

Painting

Department

Smithsonian Collection

Museum

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Credit

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Accession Number

F1911.292

Tags

Charles Lang Freer collectionChinaChinese ArtMing dynasty (1368 - 1644)Qing dynasty (1644 - 1911)horselandscapewinter

About this artwork

To 1911

Art Historical Context

**Winter Landscape with Horses and Grooms** This serene Chinese painting, formerly attributed to the renowned Yuan dynasty artist Zhao Mengfu1254–1322), depicts a tranquil winter scene alive with horses and their grooms. Snow-dusted landscapes and figures in harmonious motion capture the poetic essence of nature's quiet beauty, a hallmark of Chinese literati painting. Though created in the 17th century—spanning the late Ming (1368–1644) or early Qing (164–1911) dynasties—the work echoes Zhao's innovative style, blending calligraphy-like brushwork with subtle ink tones to evoke introspection a...

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