Huang Gongwang

(1269-1354)

The painter in the Yuan Dynasty,a native of Changsu,Jiangsu province.His style name was Zi Jiu and his sobriquels were Yi Feng,etc.He was an official but was put into prison for involving by others,later he believed in Yuanzhen religion and made a living on fortune-telling.First following

the style of Dong Yuan and Ju Ran,later he obtained Zhao Mengfu's guide and referred the style of Li Cheng,he created his style which expressed by simple ink strokes with light reddish brown colors and fully demonstrated his preeminent talent for painting landscapes.He was honored as the Four Great Masters in the Yuan Dynasty with Wu Zhen,Ni Zan and Wang Meng.His works were included "The key of painting landscapes"which was regarded as classical works of landscapes painting.