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Xie Ziwen (1916-2011)

Lu Xun and the New Chinese Woodprint

1981

Woodblock print

58 x 60 cm

Xie Ziwen had a long career in printmaking, best known for his patriotic works in the War of Resistance against Japan (1937-45). After the Revolution, he taught at the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts. This print commemorates the 50th anniversary of the six-day practical printmaking workshop Lu Xun sponsored, which is generally regarded as the birth of the Modern Woodcut Movement (top-left). It also illustrates his enthusiasm for China’s ancient arts and twentieth-century Expressionist prints.

Muban Educational Trust registration number xiezw002