Shen Zhou (沈周)

Shen Zhou (沈周) was an artist whose documented professional activity spanned the period from 1427 to 1491. His body of work, as represented in major collections, includes 13 paintings and two drawings.

Thematically, Shen Zhou (沈周) frequently explored landscape subjects. Specific works represented in museum holdings include Landscape with Autumn Foliage, Landscape with Man Crossing Bridge, Landscape with Pavilion and Willows, and Landscape with Sailboats. His subjects also included genre pieces such as Flowers of the Four Seasons.

Today, works attributed to Shen Zhou (沈周) are preserved in the permanent holdings of major institutions across the United States, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Art Institute of Chicago. The preservation of these significant Shen Zhou (沈周) paintings ensures their continued availability, with many museum-quality works entering the public domain and being reproduced as high-quality prints.