In our 250th anniversary year, Christie’s is delighted to be able to celebrate a century of modern Chinese painting from Singapore’s Qiu Zhai collection. Charting the chronology and geography of different schools of painting both pre- and post-1949, the exhibition explores and examines the development of Chinese painting over the last 100 years through 88 masterpieces from the renowned and highly significant collection. Celebration and learning are the twin themes and pleasures of this unique exhibition of works from Singapore’s Qiu Zhai collection. The very title of the exhibition encapsulates the aspirations of the exhibition and aims to reflect the aspirations of many of the artists, who contributed to the extraordinary journey that is Chinese painting in the 20th century. The exhibition and the accompanying two-volume catalogue will provide an insight into not only the spirituality of the artists, but that also of a nation.