Wang Hui

Wang Hui (1632–1717) was an early-Qing landscape painter born at Changshu into a family of painters. After studying with Zhang Ke, he was discovered by Wang Jian, who took him as a pupil, and later studied under Wang Shimin.

Blending the northern and southern manners, he was hailed as a sage of painting. In 1691 he was summoned to Beijing to direct the Kangxi Emperor's Southern Tour scrolls. He founded the Yushan school, was one of the Four Wangs, and died in 1717.