Untitled

Lois Conner

2004 · Pigment ink prints · Asian Art

This magnificent triptych captures a lotus pond in Yuanming Yuan, an eighteenth-century imperial garden complex west of Beijing. An array of lotus flowers stand forth against the dark surface of the mirror-smooth pond. Their leaves, spangled with beaded water drops from a recent rain shower, transform the dark composition into a glistening wonderland. The extraordinary interplay of light and dark attests to Conner’s virtuosic technique and the expressive potential of photography.

Artist

Lois Conner

Date

2004

Medium

Pigment ink prints

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Purchase, The Rosenkranz Foundation Gift, 2012