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Xie Zhiliu Chinese
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These tiny studies could only have been made from an actual bee, perhaps one that had recently died. They are accompanied by Xie's handwritten notes on color.
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現代 謝稚柳 蜂圖 冊頁
Title: Studies of a Bee
Artist:
Xie Zhiliu (Chinese, 1910–1997)
Date: ca. 1930s
Culture: China
Medium: Sheet from a sketchbook; pencil on paper
Dimensions:
Overall (sketchbook closed): 9 3/16 x 13 x 3/4 in. (23.3 x 33 x 1.9 cm)
Page (each): 8 11/16 x 12 7/8 in. (22.1 x 32.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit Line: Gift of Sarah Shay, 2005
Object Number: 2005.411.16.70
Rights and Reproduction: Estate of Xie Zhiliu
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