The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of January 18, 2021

大師

Master Series, Portrait of Shi Lu (1919-1982)

石魯

2017

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Liu Jing 刘京

(Chinese, b. 1983)

China, Hunan province, Changsha

Woodblock print and digital lithographic image

Image: 90 x 60 cm (35 7/16 x 23 5/8 in.); Paper: 120 x 60 cm (47 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.)

Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2018.205.4

© Liu Jing

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Persecution affected Shi Lu's mental state and possibly is reflected in his erratic, eccentric artistic style.

Description

This portrait of eccentric artist Shi Lu (1919–1982) is from Master Series, featuring leading men of culture in modern China. All of them came under attack during the Cultural Revolution. The award-winning prints combine digital design with oil-based ink woodcut techniques.

Provenance
2017-18
Collection of the artist, Changsha, China, 2017-18
2018
(The Muban Educational Trust, London, UK, 2018, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
2018-
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2018-present
Exhibition history

Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).

Spotlight on a New Generation: Contemporary Chinese Artists (Chinese art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 6-August 16, 2020).

Source URL: https://cmaweb23-bbn-2.clevelandart.org/art/2018.205.4