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Blue and black abstract landscape

  • loan

  • Description

    Liu Guosong (born 1932) was a founding member of the Fifth Moon Group of young artists, dedicated to breaking free from the rigid cultural conventions imposed by the Guomindang regime in Taiwan. The members of the Fifth Moon Group believed that Chinese painting was at a standstill and that it was their mission to bring it to life. They wanted to create a new Chinese painting responsive to the challenge of Western modernism. Liu Guosong began developing landscapes in semi-abstract style with a synthesis of mediums and techniques in the 1960s. This handscroll is a fine example of his style, which had considerable influence on young Chinese artists. It was painted and presented by the artist to Khoan (1919-2003) and Michael Sullivan (1916-2013) in 1970.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › Taiwan (place of creation)
    Date
    1970
    Artist/maker
    Liu Kuo-Sung (born 1932) (artist)
    Associated people
    Khoan Sullivan (1919 - 2003) (owner)
    Michael Sullivan (1916 - 2013) (owner)
    Material and technique
    ink and colour on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 270.7 x 16.6 cm (height x width)
    painting 9 x 94 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › scroll › handscroll,
    communications equipment › art/writing equipment › scroll › handscroll,
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    On loan from the Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection.
    Accession no.
    LI2022.74

  • Further reading

    Sullivan, Michael, Modern Chinese Art: The Khoan and Michael Sullivan Collection, revised edn (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2009), no. 73 on p. 103, illus. p.102-102 fig. II.73

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Location

    • currently in research collection

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