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Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum

Fu Baoshi Chinese
dated 1965
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
The mausoleum of the founder of the Republic of China was a famous landmark in Nanjing, the city where Fu Baoshi lived during the final two decades of his life. During this period, his work increasingly reflected his lifelong observations of war and revolution. Here, the dense forest surrounding the shrine creates a solemn, gloomy mood that suggests the artist’s emotional state just months before his death on September 29, 1965.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum
  • Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
  • Date: dated 1965
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 20 1/4 x 27 1/16 in. (51.5 x 68.8 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art