Hadrien de Montferrand Gallery is proud to present an exhibition of sketches for iconic historical paintings by Chi-nese artists collected by Chinese National Museums. The exhibition will offer a new insight on China contemporary Art’s pioneers artists, revealing to the public for the first time drawings created between the 1950’s and the 1980’s; sketches for major works of China’s 20th century Art history.
The show will present preparatory drawings for Chinese historical paintings. These works are part of China’s prestigious institutions collections. They are both artistical and historical landmarks of the “New China”. Lin Gang’s “Meeting at Jinggang Mountain”, or Zhong Han’s “Yan’An Riverside” are considered one of the National Museum of China’s finest artworks. They have served as historical teaching material for more than 50 years. Along with them, will also be presented sketches for works belonging to the National Museum’s permanent exhibitions: “The Road of Rejuvenation” and “Masterpieces of Modern Chinese Fine Arts” such as the iconic Zhan Jianjun masterpiece, “The Five Heroes of Langya Mountain”.