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Travelers in Snowy Mountains

Fu Baoshi Chinese

dated 1944

Not on view

Drawing on memory and imagination, Fu Baoshi painted this hauntingly beautiful snow scene in mid-autumn. Fu’s elongated composition, which emphasizes the height of the trees, and his flattening of the trees’ bare branches into abstract lacework has transformed this vision of snow-spattered hills and an icy river into a mysterious realm of arbitrary patterns. The travelers’ blue and red attire punctuates this poetically somber landscape with cheerful accents and human warmth.

Travelers in Snowy Mountains, Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965), Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, China — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Travelers in Snowy Mountains

Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)

Date: dated 1944

Culture: China

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Dimensions: Image: 41 5/16 x 11 13/16 in. (105 x 30 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Lent by a private collection, New York

Accession Number: SL.8.2012.3.3

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