As promised, here are the paintings created in very traditional ink-wash (attributed to the Lingnan school) that depict the aftermath and influence of WWI. I am unsure if they were created in scroll form, but I will try to find out.
These works are exceptional, for Gao was an esteemed master of traditional Chinese painting, a style modeled on Japanese Suibokuga (monochrome landscape painting). For a master to depart from conventional subject matter and represent the issues of the contemporary moment was almost unheard of, especially within the strict, formal language of landscape painting!
The results of Gao's sensitivity to the blight of war are quite beautiful, to say the least. I hope you enjoy them!
