To know the authenticity, you must first understand the person. Only then can you know where his painting style and connotation are reflected, so let’s talk about Bada Shanren first. Regarding Bada Shanren, many people only know that he is a painter.
In fact, he was a nobleman in the late Ming Dynasty. Later, his family fell into decline due to the demise of the Ming Dynasty. He was extremely contemptuous of the Qing Dynasty that was established later. He also hated those who defected to the Qing Dynasty. So it is not difficult for us to understand why Bada Shanren's painting style is actually full of contempt and irony.
Some people would also say that Bada Shanren’s paintings were painted by madmen. The reason is that after the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, the Badashan people could not bear such a blow and went crazy. Finally, it took me a year to recover.
Looking at Bada Shanren's paintings, it is not difficult to find that the overall style of painting is relatively simple and not sloppy. The paintings express my thoughts more intuitively. We all know the story of the finishing touch, which shows that the eyes are the finishing touch of the entire painting.
Bada Shanren’s paintings are rather peculiar. The eyes in his paintings are all turned upward. Now if someone rolled their eyes at you, you would probably be even more angry. After all, this means that someone is dissatisfied with you. So from this point of view, the style and characteristics of Bada Shanren are simply a breath of fresh air. It is a characteristic and style not shown in any other paintings.
It is precisely because of this that the paintings of Bada Shanren are now extremely loved by us. The commercial value is also very considerable. Generally, Bada Shanren's paintings cost tens of millions, and the highest can reach hundreds of millions.
To sum up, if you want to know the authenticity of Bada Shanren's paintings, you need to analyze the person first before you can know whether it is a painting by Bada Shanren. We often say that words are like people, but in fact, a painting is also the soul of a painter expressing his emotions.
Only when we truly understand this person can we understand the full emotions about the painting. You will also know whether this is his painting. If you are still worried, you can go to an appraiser for appraisal. But now there are not very many Bada Shanren paintings in existence, and there are very few people who can own them.