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Li Hua (1907-94)

The Long March

1940s

Woodblock print

16 x 29 cm

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Li Hua worked closely with Lu Xun, who thought him among the most promising of the young printmakers. Originally trained in painting, he turned to printmaking. In any medium, his work was always dedicated to nationalist and socialist themes. His perceptive figural prints of the 1930s and 40s showed people’s struggles and anti-imperialist, revolutionary determination. This woodcut shows a long line of high-spirited Red Army soldiers during the Long March from Jiangxi to Yan'an.

Muban Educational Trust registration number livhv028