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Gottwaldov

Fu Baoshi Chinese
dated 1957
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
In the 1950s, images of fuming smokestacks, high-rise buildings, and broad highways were signs of progress. Fu’s depiction of Gottwaldov (present-day Zlìn, Czech Republic), celebrates these promises of socialist prosperity. Fu’s inscription reads, in part, “When entering the city, we saw tall buildings bathed in dim twilight and thick smoke. Te Wei remarked, ‘This must be a chemical industry city.’ I immediately made a sketch, and the driver nodded in agreement with my conception.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Gottwaldov
  • Artist: Fu Baoshi (Chinese, 1904–1965)
  • Date: dated 1957
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 19 3/16 x 22 1/2 in. (48.7 x 57.1 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Lent by Nanjing Museum
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art