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Li Qun (1912-2012)

Children Picking up Rubbish

1936

Woodblock print

14 x 19 cm

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Strongly influenced by Lu Xun (see no. 4), Li Qun was one of the earliest revolutionary printmakers, and a founder of the Woodcut Research Association in 1933. His prints showed the dark social and economic conditions of Republican China (1912-49). Diagonal lines and cross-hatching give shape and depth to his images. A copy of this print was included in a 1937 exhibition in London, organized to raise funds and awareness of China against Japan’s imperialist aggression.

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Muban Educational Trust registration number livqv028