Wang Meng (painter)

Wang Meng (王蒙, Wáng Méng; Zi: Shūmíng 叔明, Hao: Xiāngguāng Jūshì 香光居士) (c. 1308 – 1385) was a Chinese painter during the Yuan dynasty.

He was a maternal grandson of Zhao Mengfu, thus making him a descendant of the Song dynasty's royal bloodline on his mother's side.

[1] Wang Meng is considered to be one of the Four Masters of the Yuan dynasty, along with Huang Gongwang, Wu Zhen, and Ni Zan.

In contrast to the relatively spare style of his compatriots, his ropy brushstrokes piled one on the other to produce masses of texture combined in dense and involved patterns.

[4] His most famous works are the Ge Zhichuan Relocating, Forest Grotto at Juqu, Writing Books under the Pine Trees, The Simple Retreat, and Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains.