吳昌碩：桃The metaphor of longevity with peaches is very common in traditional flower and bird paintings, and it is also what Wu Changshuo is keen to express. Wu Changshuo uses broad brush strokes to express flowers, vegetables and fruits, which is not suitable for all subjects. This is due to the characteristics of the technique. Generally speaking, the more complex the objective objects in freehand painting, the smaller the free space for pen and ink, and the more difficult it is to reflect the independent aesthetic value of pen and ink. It is suitable for freehand brush strokes. At the same time, the dot, line, and volume relationship formed by the branches and fruits are also in line with the composition of the chapter and the opening and closing. Therefore, Wu Changshuo chose this subject to maximize his freehand technique. Length: 112 cm; width: 42 cm. Provenance: Private artist collection, Monterey Park, California, USA.以桃子比喻長壽在傳統花鳥畫中很常見，也是吳昌碩所熱衷於表現的。吳昌碩以闊筆大寫的手法來表現花卉蔬果，並不適用於所有題材，這是技法的特點所致。一般來講，在寫意畫中客觀物象越複雜，筆墨自由發揮的空間越小，筆墨的獨立審美價值越不易體現出來。此類蔬果造型並不復雜，組合關係較為靈活，適用於寫意點厾的用筆方式，同時枝乾果實形成的點、線、體塊關係，也與取勢、開合的章法構圖相切合。所以吳昌碩選取這一題材，將寫意語言發揮到極致。