Beijing, “Legitimism”and the Paintings of Huang Binghong’s Senior Years

Abstract:The article is mainly focused on the dwelling ten years Huang spent in Beijing, to enter his senior year arts by bringing up the concept of “the second prosper stage of painting during Emperor Daoguang and Emperor Xianfeng”, to analyze the impact of “legitimism, a once popular painting genre, on Huang’s later works by going in depth of related documents whilst analyzing Huang’s painting style. It came to a conclusion that the turning point of Huang’s attitude toward “legitimism” was the “art of accumulated ink” he had comprehended in the art works of “Four Wangs”.

Key words:Beijing, “Legitimism”, the art works of Huang’s senior years

CAQ 2019 6-2 002.pdf