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The Clouds and Pine Trees in the Secluded Valley
The Clouds and Pine Trees in the Secluded Valley

The Clouds and Pine Trees in the Secluded Valley

Original Language Title現代 吳湖帆 幽谷雲松
Artist Wu Hufan (Chinese, 1894 - 1964)
Date20th century
MediumHanging scroll; ink and color on paper
DimensionsImage: 37 5/8 × 19 1/8 inches (95.57 × 48.58 cm)
Mount: 85 7/8 × 20 inches (218.11 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Fortieth Anniversary Fund
Object numberF75-47
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Wu Hufan’s traditional painting style was influenced by his collection of historic Chinese paintings. In the inscription, Wu expresses the pleasure of imitating earlier painters from the Song (960–1279) and Yuan (1279–1368) dynasties. His tall, narrow mountain scene composition and short, relaxed brushwork draw from prototypes invented by Song painters.


Provenance

Dr. Victoria Contag von Winterfeldt (1906-1973), Munich, Germany, by April 1952-1973 [1];

By descent to her daughter, Beatrix Freifrau Riedesel zu Eisenbach, 1973-75;

Purchased from Beatrix Freifrau Riedesel zu Eisenbach by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1975.

NOTES:

[1] Victoria von Winterfeldt was a sinologist at the University of Mainz. This object was on loan from her to the Nelson-Atkins from April 1952 until her death in 1973.

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