Boy on a Water-buffalo
During the 1950s and 1960s, Li Keran was confined to a compound in Peking with several other artists and intellectuals and their families. Despite restrictions, he continued to work. These paintings appeared as paper in the communal latrine, where they were rescued by a fellow artist.
Artwork Details
- 近代 李可染 牧童水牛 軸
- Title: Boy on a Water-buffalo
- Artist: Li Keran (Chinese, 1907–1989)
- Date: 20th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: 13 3/4 x 16 in. (34.9 x 40.6 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth, in memory of La Ferne Hatfield Ellsworth, 1986
- Object Number: 1986.267.387
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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