Picasso was amazed and said, "I really don't understand why you Chinese came to Paris to study art." Zhang Daqian thought the translation was wrong, but he didn't expect Picasso to continue to say, "Don't say there is no art in France, the whole West, white people have no art!" Zhang Daqian had to answer modestly: "It's very kind of you!" As a result, Picasso said more excitedly: "In this world, you are qualified to talk about art. The first is you Chinese, and the second is Japanese, but Japanese art also comes from China. The third is African blacks. Besides, what art does white people have? So the most puzzling thing for me is, why do so many Chinese and Easterners have to go to Paris to study art?" these words are really shocking from Picasso, the most representative painter of western painting,

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Zhang Daqian's more than 30 years overseas coincided with the Cold War between East and West, and Zhang Daqian held exhibitions in various countries,
It not only makes its artistic status out of the world, but also enhances the status of traditional Chinese painting and oriental art in the West and even in the world,
And really practiced the exchanges between the East and the West, one of which is quite well-known is the meeting with Picasso, the most representative artist of the 20th century in the West.

In 1956, 57-year-old Zhang Daqian was invited by George Salle, director of the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, and his wife Xu Wenbo came to Paris to hold two painting exhibitions, one

It is an exhibition of Zhang Daqian's recent works in the Louvre,
One is a copy exhibition of Dunhuang murals held in the Oriental Museum. Curator George Sall also carefully arranged the "Matisse Selection Exhibition" at the Louvre to make things

The outstanding representative of Fang Art came to a head-on "confrontation" in Paris ".
As a result, both Zhang Daqian's two exhibitions were extremely successful. At that time, famous French critics and media believed: "Zhang Daqian's painting methods are varied and his modeling techniques

Exquisite, color innovation from time to time, its painting and western?? Fang painting style contrast,
Only Picasso is comparable to Zhang Daqian... ". It happened that Picasso himself was also holding an exhibition nearby, and some people even saw that Picasso himself had kept a low profile in Zhang Da

A thousand paintings exhibition to visit and take photos,
With Zhang Daqian's character, he will definitely not miss this opportunity to actively communicate. However, he asked the well-known Chinese painters Zhao Wou-ki and Pan Yuliang who were studying in France at that time.

Too willing to pull strings and even quite opposed, on the one hand Picasso's pride is well known,
On the second hand, he was even more worried that Zhang Daqian, who had already caused a lot of sensation in the West at that time, would not lose the face of the entire Orientals if he hit a nail.
However, Zhang Daqian, who is active and has a character, would not think so, and turned to curator George Sale instead. As a result, curator Sal also shook his head and declined.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Daqian still did not give up. He simply did not fake the hands of others. When he found an interpreter, he directly called Picasso's secretary and returned it back and forth.

After some twists and turns, Picasso really warmly invited Zhang Daqian to meet at his residence.

The meeting between Zhang Daqian and Picasso was very friendly and enthusiastic, but the delicate interaction and dialogue between the two masters still had a lot to think about.
At the meeting, it happened that a painter took five Picasso paintings and asked Picasso to identify the authenticity. Picasso actually asked Zhang Daqian on the spot to identify them. According to common sense

it is unlikely that a master of traditional chinese painting from an entirely different culture in the east is familiar with western painting,
Not to mention to identify the authenticity of the works of the top western master in front of us, Zhang Daqian knew that Picasso wanted to weigh his weight. Who knew Zhang Daqian

Immediately picked out two photos that were fake, Picasso agreed and was very happy, and the painter was stunned.
Picasso then took out hundreds of self-taught Chinese painting exercises and asked for correction. Zhang Daqian saw that Picasso's learning was obviously imitating Qi Baishi's flowers and birds.

Fish and insects, but some of them are neither fish nor fowl, so they politely said, "You draw very well, but the tools are not right. You should use a Chinese brush to draw ink and wash paintings, relying on water.

How much to control the dry and wet shade can be "divided into five colors", and Chinese ink painting is always characterized by the integration of poetry, calligraphy and painting... "and wrote" Zhang Daqian "on the spot.

"The three characters demonstrate the vigorous and strong writing power and the use of ink depth.

Picasso was amazed and said, "I really don't understand why you Chinese came to Paris to study art?"
Zhang Daqian thought the translation was wrong, but Picasso continued: "Don't say that France has no art, the whole West, white people have no art!"
Zhang Daqian had to answer modestly: "It's very kind of you!" As a result, Picasso said even more excitedly, "The first person in this world who is qualified to talk about art is you.

We are Chinese, the second is Japanese, but Japanese art also comes from China. The third is African blacks.
Besides, what art does white people have? So what I am most puzzled about is why so many Chinese and Easterners have to go to Paris to study art.

But what? "These words are really shocking from Picasso, the most representative painter of Western painting,
But we may see it this way: 1. Picasso was a master who was already proficient in several different mainstream painting schools in the West and was able to swim freely,
Picasso thought he was already a king, so he was not familiar with the art of China and Africa.

He was interested, and this exchange with Zhang Daqian may have made Picasso quickly understand that Chinese painting is an already profound cultural heritage.

and a vast system of thresholds;
2. Is another subtext of Picasso's words also alluding to whether those Chinese painters who worship the West and come to learn painting have done it first?

How do you understand your own culture and art? From these two perspectives, we have to admire Picasso's vision and painting attitude, and these two masters of painting

Sincere dialogue and interaction are especially thought-provoking.

Picasso pushed away other visitors and warmly invited Zhang Daqian and his wife to visit and take photos in their garden,
In the process, he frolicked like a child and was innocent. He also sent Zhang Daqian with a pen inscription "DCChang" and a signed "Spanish Pastoral Statue" as a souvenir,
Later, Zhang Daqian also returned a carefully drawn and signed "Ink Bamboo Picture" as a gift. The meeting between the masters of the East and the West was immediately taken by the media the next day.

It was widely reported,
Zhang Daqian was interviewed more than dozens of times later, and later the title of "East Zhang Xibi", which represents the masters of the East and the West, appeared.

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