In June 1953, Mr. Qi Liangfu came to Beijing with his uncle and met his great-grandfather, the famous Chinese painter Qi Baishi, who he missed day and night.
Qi Liangfu was born in Xiangyuan, Hunan Province in 1935, and came to Master Qi Baishi in 1953. So he devoted himself to teaching the Qi school of Chinese painting techniques. Qi Liangfu set the province in the morning and dusk, Linchi to learn books, Chengmen Lixue for four years, painting skills are long, won the praise of his great-grandfather, personally changed his name, Qi Liangfu, engraved "Qi Liangfu" seal a gift. Qi Liangfu became one of the heirs of the Qi school of calligraphy and painting.
Recommended by the old man Baishi to the prime minister, Qi Liangfu was arranged to be a railway soldier, and later settled in Shihezi, Xinjiang, in half a century, he worked hard, the pen is not embellished, ink wine Gobi, the delicate brushstrokes of Qi faction's shrimp, crab, bird, insect painting art pushed to the extreme and innovative. Qi Liangfu won the true inheritance of the old man Baishi, so he inherited Qi Baishi's Gongbi technique is the best among all the descendants of the Qi School, his creation of Gongbi grass and insects neat and exquisite, rigorous coloring, capturing every move of the small life in the world, conveying the basic characteristics of natural objects, forming a strong visual effect, a line of strokes are full of the charm of Baishi painting, reaching the artistic realm of pure fire and blue.
Qi Baishi's "Persimmon Ruyi".
Persimmon is one of the most commonly painted subjects of Qi Baishi, the old man of Baishi often uses persimmon as the theme to create, Qi Baishi's persimmon works such as "Everything is Wishful", "Everything is Peaceful", "Everything is Innocent" and so on.
Qi Baishi, "Six Persimmons".
Qi Baishi is good at painting square persimmons, a kind of blue-gray, square persimmons. The message is the old man of Baishi commonly used to move the pen of emotion, and always inscribed with auspicious sentences such as "peace in the world", borrowing the meaning of painting, borrowing things to send blessings, living in the world peaceful, and once called himself Mr. Persimmon Garden. Qi Liangfu's persimmon paintings, inheriting and carrying forward the artistic skills of the old man Qi Baishi, but there is a great innovation, the work is simple and elegant, the heart is calm and clear, the pen is pure and pure, with a strong local atmosphere, natural and innocent, very interesting.
Title of the work: "Everything Goes Well".
Size: 2 square feet.
Specifications: 50cm x 50cm
Creation master: Qi Liangfu, the grandson of Shiraishi.
Title of work: "Persimmon Ruyi".
Size: 4 square feet.
Specifications: 138cm x 34cm
Creation master: Qi Liangfu, the grandson of Shiraishi.
Title of work: "Autumn Mood".
Size: 4 square feet.
Specifications: 138cm x 34cm
Creation master: Qi Liangfu, the grandson of Shiraishi.
It is worth mentioning that as the inheritor with the highest attainment among the descendants of the Qi School in the world, every time Master Qi Liangfu's work is auctioned, he can refresh his personal record.
In December 2020, Master Qi Liangfu's 2-square-foot work "Break" was auctioned 6440,000 yuan**.
Review: On December 27, 2015, two works by Qi Liangfu, the eldest son and grandson of Qi Baishi, were auctioned at the Macau Autumn Auction**, and the value of Qi Liangfu's personal works has increased by 100 times in ten years! In 2015, he became the person with the fastest increase in personal works in the auction house, and he was also the only descendant of all the descendants of the Qi family who had the fastest increase in personal works!
"Autumn Color" was auctioned for 385,000 Hong Kong dollars.
"Best of the Western Regions" was auctioned for 550,000 Hong Kong dollars.
In the world of art, the value of an artist is often most intuitively reflected in the market performance of his works. Auction records are undoubtedly an important yardstick to measure the market audience of his works. The hammer of each auction is not only a leap in the value of the artist's work, but also a warm response to his talent and creativity in the market. With the accumulation of the number of auctions, the best of these precious works will also spring up and climb steadily. This not only proves the strong demand for the artist's works, but also provides a solid and reliable reference for future collectors and investors.
Master Qi Liangfu, as the leading figure of Qi School art, has undoubtedly become the darling of the market. Those paintings full of aura, every brushstroke, every ink is full of the master's efforts and wisdom. With the passing of Maestro Qi Liangfu, his works will continue to shine in the art market, and are expected to reach new heights in the next decade. This is not only the embodiment of the master's personal honor, but also a powerful testimony to the artistic inheritance and innovation of the Qi School.