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Rhythm of the Street, from the series Life in the Big City

Wang Qi Chinese

1985

Not on view

Wang Qi and other printmakers turned to modernism in the 1980s, leaving behind the propagandist art of previous decades. In this print he illustrates busy urban life without explicit ideological messages. This is the second of seven prints in the series Life in the Big City (1985–87), inspired by the 1925 woodcut series The City by the Belgian artist Frans Masereel (1889–1972).

Rhythm of the Street, from the series Life in the Big City, Wang Qi (Chinese, born 1918), Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper, China — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Dajieshang de xuanlü zhi er

Title: Rhythm of the Street, from the series Life in the Big City

Artist: Wang Qi (Chinese, born 1918)

Date: 1985

Culture: China

Medium: Woodblock print; oil-based ink on paper

Dimensions: Image: 17 1/16 x 12 1/8 in. (43.4 x 30.8 cm)
Overall: 27 1/16 x 20 1/16 in. (68.7 x 51 cm)

Classification: Prints

Credit Line: On loan from the British Museum

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