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Dragon Cypress

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PaintingsChinese21st century

Dragon Cypress

2005-2009

Artists

Luo Jianwu 羅建武Artist

Description

Painted in ink and colors on paper, this horizontal wall scroll depicts a highly abstracted, old cypress tree that transforms itself into a highly abstracted dragon, as it title suggests. The cypress tree and its trunk, branches, and leaves are painted with detailed brushstrokes, while the mists surrounding the tree were created through the use of highly controlled washes of ink and pigment.

Classification

Paintings

Medium

Horizontal wall scroll; ink and colors on paper; with artist's title, date, and signature; with four seals of the artist

Culture

Chinese

Century

21st century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

painting proper: 64.8 x 124.7 cm (25 1/2 x 49 1/8 in.) frame: 100 x 162.2 x 3.8 cm (39 3/8 x 63 7/8 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Purchased from Kaikodo, New York, 2009 Luo Jianwu (artist), Taiwan, ROC, painted 2005-2009

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