Landscape
Artist
Fang Zhaoling
Chinese, 1914 - 2006
Date1964
MaterialsInk and colors on mulberry paper
DimensionsH. 23 1/2 in x W. 17 1/4 in, H. 59.7 cm x W. 43.8 cm (image); H. 68 in x W. 27 1/2 in, H. 172.7 cm x W. 69.8 cm (overall)
Credit LineGift of the artist's children
Object number2005.7
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewMarkingsInscribed: 1964 as a guest in London, Fang Zhaoling.
Text EntriesInscribed:
1964, as a guest in London, Fang Zhaoling.
1964, as a guest in London, Fang Zhaoling.
In the inscription on this landscape, Fang Zhaoling described herself as a guest in London, a clear indication that she did not feel completely at home there. This sentiment may also be found in the subject matter and style she chose for this work. In Chinese painting, the theme of a lone fisherman in a setting of lakes and mountains has a history of well over 1,500 years. The style Fang chose is clearly based on works by the famed painter Fu Baoshi (1904–1965) as well as by a long line of earlier Chinese painters.
