Lot 102: SPRING SCENE IN LAKE VILLAGE

LIU MAOSHAN (BORN 1942) SPRING SCENE IN LAKE VILLAGE Horizontal scroll, ink and color on paper Entitled, inscribed, and signed by the artist, with six seals 20¾ x 41½ in. (69 x 138.3 cm.)

69 x 138.3 cm.

Water Country, A Sentimental Journey: An Exhibition of Selected New Works by Liu Maoshan, Oriental Gallery, New York, 19 October 1991-2 November 1991

Oriental Culture Enterprises Co., Inc., Water Country, A Sentimental Journey: Selected New Works of Liu Maoshan, New York, 1991, pl. 59

"The subject of my work is mostly the depiction of what used to be called 'Paradise on Earth', a city known for its waterways that has a history of 2,500 years-Suzhou. This ancient, elegant, gentle and serene city, its every garden, its every canal, its ever-present white-washed walls that are worn and dilapidated by rains and wind, and its every piece of moss-grown brick are all evidence of an ancient history." -Liu Maoshan