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Landscape Sketches

Xie Zhiliu Chinese

20th century

Not on view

The highly abbreviated landscapes in these drawings, which probably date from the late 1950s or early 1960s, stand in marked contrast to Xie's precisely rendered sketches of the 1930s. As examples of Xie's mature work, they show him confidently extrapolating simplified compositions from a welter of scenery.

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

Landscape Sketches, Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997), Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper, China

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現代謝稚柳山水畫稿冊頁

Title: Landscape Sketches

Artist: Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)

Date: 20th century

Culture: China

Medium: Drawing; twenty-two unmounted sheets; ink on paper

Dimensions: Overall (each): 12 1/8 x 19 1/8 in. (30.8 x 48.6 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005

Object Number: 2005.411.247a–v

Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu

Chronology

Central and North Asia, 1900 A.D.-present

Chronology

China, 1900 A.D.-present

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