Master Series, Portrait of Pan Tianshou (1897-1971)

2017

Master Series, Portrait of Pan Tianshou (1897-1971), 2017. Liu Jing (Chinese, b. 1983). Woodblock print and digital lithographic image; image: 90 x 60 cm (35 7/16 x 23 5/8 in.); paper: 120 x 60 cm (47 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2018.205.2 © Liu Jing This portrait of National Art Academy director Pan Tianshou (1897–1971) is from Master Series, featuring leading men of culture in modern China. All of them came under attack during the Cultural Revolution. The award-winning prints combine photography with digital design and oil-based ink woodcut techniques. Pan Tianshou was one of China’s most original modern ink artists known for unorthodox compositions and formats.