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These days, a long-awaited snowfall in Beijing easily creates a fanfare online. 每每京城迎来一场期待已久的降雪，就能在网络上引发狂欢。 One need not to go outside to feel people's excitement at a blanket of snow descending on the city, as a glimpse of the photos and videos uploaded on social media will suffice. 只消看看社交网络上刷屏的照片和视频，我们足不出户也能感受到那种激动的氛围。 ▲《午门》1947年 Seventy years ago, however, unlike now, while snow was not uncommon in the capital, cameras were a rarity; few were able to record the historical city's tranquil scenery. 如果让时光倒流回70年前的北京，那时候，下雪稀松平常，而相机却是稀罕物，并非人人都有条件及时记录下雪后静谧的古都。 ▲《团城》1960年代 One of the few was Song Buyun, the late oil painter and watercolorist who walked the streets and captured on canvas the beauty of the capital's centuries-old architecture. 当时驻足街头赏雪的人中就有已故油画家、水彩画家宋步云先生。他在画布上用纷繁的色彩凝固了京城古建的美。 ▲《岁寒三九雪》1948年 In the late 1940s and throughout the '50s, Song traveled around Beijing and its suburbs in his spare time. He depicted, in numerous oil works, the varying landscapes and people's life at the time. 从1940年代晚期一直贯穿整个50年代，宋先生在工作之余踏遍京城内外，创作了一系列描绘北京风光和市民生活的画作。 ▲《俯瞰故宫》1960年 Song's 70-year-old collection of Beijing scenery is at the center of A Broad-minded Man Between Clouds and Waters, an exhibition to mark the 110th anniversary of Song's birth currently running at the art museum of the Central Academy of Fine Arts. The exhibition will run through Dec 27. 宋先生这批高颜值画作目前正在中央美术学院美术馆的《云水襟怀》上展出。这个展览是为纪念宋先生诞辰110周年，将持续到本月27日。 ▲《琉璃塔》1955年 ▲《须弥春》1957年 Cultural landmarks frozen in time are displayed in Song's Beijing landscape series, picturing the serene atmosphere of the city's historical spots over the course of a year, such as Tiantan or the Temple of Heaven, Shichahai and the Ancient Observatory. 古代建筑和文化地标是宋先生重点描绘的对象。天坛、什刹海、古观象台……他的画作烘托出这些地方浓郁的历史感和贯穿四季的雅致古朴。 ▲《古观象台》1956年 ▲《碧云寺》1957年 He documented the peaceful life of people in the city and included parades on Chang'an Avenue to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic of China, visiting the Palace Museum, swimming in lakes and clearing snow off the streets. 他笔下的市民生活正如木心先生的诗《从前慢》，舒缓悠闲。无论是在长安街上欢庆的人群，还是逛故宫、游昆明湖、清扫街头的积雪，人们认真过着日子，古都洋溢着朝气。
▲《欢庆解放》1949年
▲《中山公园茶座》1959年 Song, who died in 1992, didn't have a chance to show this body of work during his lifetime. It was not until 2000 that these paintings made their public debut at an exhibition held in his memory. 宋先生于1992年去世，他生前并没有机会来全面展示这一北京风光系列。直到2000年，在一次纪念展上人们才得以看到这些遗作，并为它们的高颜值所惊艳。
▲《五塔寺》1957年 Xu Beihong the eminent artist, and a close friend of Song's, is said to be the one who suggested Song paint Beijing's historical architecture. 徐悲鸿先生是宋先生的好友和老同事，据说是他建议宋先生来描绘记录古都古建。 Song's paintings show the harmony between architecture and its surroundings. The colors are vivid and arranged tastefully to give a refreshing look to these old buildings. 宋先生画中的古建筑与周围的环境和谐一体，色彩灿烂，色调高级，仿佛用画笔给这些古老建筑来了一次“翻新”。
▲《盛夏》1953年
▲《什刹海游泳场》1950年代 Song once said, 'When I paint, I feel like I'm free from any set rules.' 宋先生曾说：“我作画，不论中西画，不囿于成法。” Song's works preserve the multifaceted landscape of a city, old and new, and underneath his figurative brushwork, Song injected rich emotions, allowing his work to stand the test of time. 宋先生的画作为我们保留了北京的多种面貌，古老的，崭新的。他所倾注的饱满情感，使得这批画作历久弥新。
▲《天坛》1960年 Photos courtesy of CAFA and National Art Museum of China 图片致谢中央美术学院/中国美术馆 Have a nice weekend！ 记者：林琦  |
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