S H I H U | 石 虎

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Shi Hu (1942-2023) was a trailblazing modern Chinese painter whose fiercely individual style fused the expressive power of traditional ink with the dynamism of Western Modernism. Born in Xushui, Hebei, he initially trained at the Beijing Arts and Crafts School (1958) and later at the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts (1960).After compulsory military service (1962), Shi spent the late Cultural-Revolution years carving ivory and restoring lacquerware—hands-on disciplines that later informed the sculptural energy of his brushwork. In 1977, he became art director at the People’s Fine Arts Publishing House, and the following year, a sketching tour through 13 African nations ignited his trademark palette of saturated reds, cobalt blue, and obsidian blacks, later published as African Sketches (1979).

Selected Artworks

The Eighteen Arhats

400×1332cm/157.5 x 524.4 in

Ink on Paper

2018

Splendid Expanse of China

280×1200cm/110.2 x 472.4 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2017

The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea

450×600cm/177.2 x 236.2 in

Ink and Color on Paper

2018

Parting Shadows

103×219cm/40.6 x 86.2 in

Ink and Color on Paper

2017

Sunlit Verdure

124×163cm/48.8x 64.2 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2018

 

Dawn Chorus

125×164cm/49.2 x 64.6 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2016

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Wildflowers in the Mountains

109×71cm/42.9 x 28.0 in

Ink and Color on Paper

2016

Crimson Canopy

98×57cm/38.6x 22.4 in

Ink and Color on Paper

2016

Inkblot Figures

93×68cm/36.6 x 26.8 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2018

 

Gentle Shadows

90×59cm/35.4 x 23.2 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2019

 

Homeward, After Toil

80×43cm/31.5 x 17.0 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2018

Starry Pilgrimage

99×63cm/39 x 24.8 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2014

Mother's Tender Light

100×63cm/39.4x 24.8 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2018

Farewell

119×75cm/46.9 x 29.5 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2014

Heavy rain

127×140cm/50 x 55.1 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2019

Sunlit Portrait of Ms. Ping

86×47cm/33.9x 18.5 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2019

Cosmic Peaks

134×200cm/52.8 x 78.7 in

Mixed Media on Canvas

2017

Portrait in Costume

68×34cm/26.8 x 13.4 in

Ink and Color on Paper

2014