Rhythm of the Street, from the series Life in the Big City
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.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).
Artwork Details
- 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
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art