Dong Xinbin

titled and dated 1992 in Chinese, and marked with one seal of the artist, framed

Private Chinese Collection

In Honor of Dong Xinbin—20th Century Anniversary Series, Culture and Arts, Beijing, 2013, p. 220

Overall in good condition
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Dong Xinbin was born in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. In 1953, he became an apprentice of the renowned artist Qin Guliu in order to study traditional Chinese painting. In 1979, he enrolled at Nanjing University of the Arts, where he studied under the prominent painter Liu Haisu and graduated in 1982. 

"[Dong Xinbin] is, in my eyes, a pioneer of the "New Literati" movement, but also a contemporary artist... These pine trees of his diverge from the traditional, upright form of literati painting. He emphasizes their crookedness and resilience. Dong's self-regard and attitude toward life is evident here, particularly in the expressiveness of his lines. The elements he singles out have exercised a profound influence on the development of new literati painting". 
–Li Xianting (excerpted with the author's permission from The Revelation of Dong Xinbin)