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The Breath of Autumn

The Breath of Autumn

Artist/Maker (American, born in China, 1962)
Date2017
MediumInk, walnut ink, tempera, and acrylic on poster board
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineOberlin Friends of Art Fund
Object number2022.30
Status
Not on view
More Information
There are no figures in this serene, austere landscape. The sheer face of a rocky cliff rises from the water up into a hazy sky, framing the mountain with blue and grey. Small trees punctuate the peaks and cling to the craggy base. A tiny waterfall peeks out from a dark crevasse. The artist has said of his landscapes, "I strive for a concentration of grandeur and substance, solemnity and silence." In The Breath of Autumn, Mansheng Wang has created an untouched natural world, a landscape of escape.
Provenance(Wáng Mǎnshèng 王满晟, Dobbs Ferry, NY); purchased 2022 by Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Riding the Strong Currents: 20th and 21st Century Chinese Paintings from the AMAM Collection
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (January 24, 2023 - June 11, 2023 )
Collections
  • Asian
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