Mount Huang at Dawn

Mount Huang at Dawn

曙光普照乾坤

Ink painting, Chinese

Landscapes

This is an ink painting by Liu Haisu (1896-1994). He typically painted by imitating earlier works. This work demonstrates his unique blending of Western and Chinese techniques with an emphasis on observing nature. The inscription reveals that it was made in the Beihai Hotel, after he climbed Mount Huang for the ninth time at the age of eighty-seven.

Liu Haisu (劉海粟)

1982

Liu Haisu

The University Museum and Art Gallery of The University of Hong Kong

Horizontal scroll

144 x 368 cm

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Physical Object

Colour

P050