Landscape Sketches of Mount Luofu
During a 1957 trip to Guangdong province in southern China, Xie visited Mount Luofu, a famous site in the region known for its spectacular landscape. He may have made these rudimentary sketches from nature while on the road, reducing key topographical features to concise compositions of confident lines.
Artwork Details
- 現代 謝稚柳 羅浮山水圖 冊頁
- Title: Landscape Sketches of Mount Luofu
- Artist: Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)
- Date: Datable to 1957
- Culture: China
- Medium: Two drawings from a set of three adhered sheets; pencil on paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 10 9/16 x 15 3/16 in. (26.9 x 38.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
- Object Number: 2005.411.62a, b
- Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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