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A Glimpse of the Coal Capital

Fu Baoshi Chinese

dated 1961

Not on view

Recalling his visit to the coal capital Fushun, in Liaoning Province, and the motivation for this painting, Fu wrote:

I still remember vividly what the Party Secretary told me about . . . the coal mine. . . . Suddenly he pointed to the coal layers in the walls of the mine and said, “Look, how beautiful the color is!” I was terrified. . . . Everybody knows that coal is dark black. A mine operated by several hundred thousand miners was filled with coal mine dust, and yet, in the eye of our Party Secretary, it was so beautiful. How can I not paint this?

A Glimpse of the Coal Capital, Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965), Horizontal scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: A Glimpse of the Coal Capital

Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)

Date: dated 1961

Culture: China

Medium: Horizontal scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 18 3/8 x 33 1/2 in. (46.7 x 85.1 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum

Accession Number: SL.8.2012.2.69

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