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Gu Yuan (1919-96)

Recalling Yan’an

1978

Woodblock print

32 x 40 cm

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After the Revolution, Gu Yuan held numerous publishing, teaching and administrative posts, while continuing his artistic practice. His prints illustrated China’s progress in social and economic development, especially with communal village scenes. This print shows farmers bringing in the harvest, but its theme is Yan’an, the revolutionary-period Communist base area and Party headquarters, symbolised by the ancient pagoda on the hill. Even today, Yan’an is invoked in glorification of the Communist establishment of New China.

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