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DiaporamaCrossing the Dadu River
1951
62.0 x 109.0 cm
This painting depicts the Red Army crossing the Dadu River in Sichuan Province during the Long March (1934–36). Together with the capture of the Luding Bridge, this achievement enabled Mao’s troops to continue their northward retreat toward Yan’an in Shaanxi Province. The political message of struggling against all odds is also applicable to Fu’s effort to find new ways of negotiating Chinese painting under the changed political order. When Eastern Bloc artists saw this and other works by Fu at the First National Chinese Painting Exhibition in 1953, they recommended that his art be published in Europe.
Fu Baoshi (1904 – 1965)
Explore Fu Baoshi's captivating landscape paintings & figure art – a pioneer of modern Chinese painting. Inspired by Shi Tao, he blended Japanese techniques with traditional styles.
About this artwork
- Title: Crossing the Dadu River
- Artist: Fu Baoshi
- Year: 1951
- Original dimensions: 62.0 x 109.0 cm
- Format: Panoramic
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
- Perceived brightness: brilliant
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