現代 傅抱石 遊山圖 軸|Solitary traveler in the mountains

Fu Baoshi

ca. 1945 · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper · Asian Art

Themes and images of reclusion have continued to be powerful tools for modern and contemporary artists, especially in times of trouble. Fu Baoshi made this painting amid the turmoil of the midcentury wars, when he fled his native Nanjing for the relative safety of inland Sichuan Province. At bottom right, a solitary figure with a staff strides boldly into the mountains, leaving behind the cares of the world for the quietude and protection of nature.

Artist

Fu Baoshi

Date

ca. 1945

Medium

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Culture

China

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Bequest of Robert H. Ellsworth, 2014