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Huang Xinbo (1916-80)

After Selling Blood

1948

Woodblock print

34 x 22 cm

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“Woodcut artists shall unite with determination and passion, dip their cutting knives in vivid blood, and cut a way out for the oppressed nation, so that the starving, the downtrodden, and those contorted faces, which we are so used to seeing on our woodblocks, can become happy and healthy again.” So wrote Huang in 1936. This print shows a youth who had to sell his blood to eat. A huge figure dominating the scene is a trademark of Huang’s style.

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Muban Educational Trust registration number huaxb008