Landscapes, 1882Album of twelve Leaves, ink and color on paper, each leaf inscribed by the artist accompanied by the artist's seal Yi Sheng Hua Yin, the final leaf dated renwu and signed Tao Tao Yisun.12 3/4 x 15 1/8in (32.5 x 38.5cm), each leaf 陶燾 山水 設色紙本 册頁十二開 一八八二年作Provenance/來源:Shanghai International Auction, 20 July 2003, lot 156Shanghai Jinhua Auction, 1 December 2002, lot 327上海國際商品拍賣有限公司，2003年7月20日，拍品編號156上海敬華，2002年12月1日，拍品編號327Published/出版:Toda, Teisuke and Hiromitsu Ogawa comp. Comprehensive Illustrated Catalogue of Chinese Paintings, Third Series, Volume 1: American and Canadian Collections, University of Tokyo Press, 2013, A50-147 p. 232戶田禎佑、小川裕充，《中國繪畫總合圖錄》三編，第一卷，東京大學出版會，東京，2013年，A50-147，頁232Tao Tao (active 1825-1900), courtesy name Yisun, born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. He was the great uncle of Tao Lengyue (1895-1985). One of the notable characteristics in this album is the application of the diagonal composition. The moving water and floating clouds often functioned as a diagonal axis, opening up the hills and allowing the air to flow through the natural beings. In addition, the artist cleverly used the river and open water area as void space, projecting a contrast with the rocks in terms of volume and weight.