Classic and Immortal: Pan Tianshou- Tradition and Innovation

Pan Tianshou (1897-1971) was a native of Ninghai County, Ningbo，ZheJiang Province. Tianshou loved painting from a very early age.His paintings on flowers, birds, mountains and waters have the style of the ancient masters the modern artist Wu Changshuo.At that time Pan Tianshou was Wu Changshuo''s student. Pan inherited Wu''s essence and then rebelled against Wu''s spirit. Pan Tianshuo was a quick learner. By integrating poems, calligraphy and pictures, Pan Tianshou establishes his own painting style. He is also good at painting people, and is expert in finger painting.Pan Tianshou spent the better part of his life in painting and teaching of painting.He brought Chinese people to think about the nation''s great tradition of art.