An exhibition featuring the works of renowned painter and calligrapher Qi Baishi titled ‘The Mysterious East’ will open in Athens in November, marking the beginning of a collaboration of the B&M Theocharakis Foundation with the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts and the Greek-Chinese Institute of Development (EKINA).

Some 126 paintings of Qi Baishi (1863-1957) will be presented for the first time in Athens, at the B&M Theocharakis Foundation, from November 12 until January 19, 2020.

In a press statement, the Foundation cites the Encyclopaedia Britannica referring to Qi Baishi, along with Zhang Daqian, as the last great traditional Chinese painters.

Source: tornosnews