signed ZHAOWANGYUN, inscribed, and with one seal of the artist ink and color on paper, hanging scroll Zhao Wangyun was born on September 30, 1906 in Shulu, Hebei (now Xinji, Hebei), also known as Xinguo, a modern painter. In his early years, he organized the Houhong Art Club with Wang Senran and Li Kuchan, and founded the "Anti-Japanese War Pictorial" in 1937. He is good at landscapes and figures, and his creation is life-oriented. His painting style is elegant and simple in his simplicity. He is especially good at expressing the landscape of northern Shaanxi and the working lives of the people of various ethnic groups.