Solitude (of a Silent Night)

Artists

Description

The horizontally oriented cityscape is printed in black ink on white paper. In this night scene viewed from an elevated perspective, a city’s densely packed high-rise buildings are illuminated by interior lights. They extend back to a starless and moonless black sky. Viewed close-up, all forms are composed exclusively of small triangular cuts.

Dimensions

image proper: H. 64.6 × W. 76.3 cm (25 7/16 × 30 1/16 in.) paper: H. 91.5 × W. 112.2 cm (36 × 44 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Wu Xueliang, Beijing (2019-2021), sold; to Bingyi Huang, Los Angeles (2021-2024), sold; to the Harvard Art Museums.