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

2017

Liu Jing

(Chinese, b. 1983)
China, Hunan province, Changsha
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.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2018.205.2
© Liu Jing
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Pan Tianshou was one of China’s most original modern ink artists known for unorthodox compositions and formats.

Description

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.
  • 2017-18
    Collection of the artist, Changsha, China, 2017-18
    2018
    (The Muban Educational Trust, London, UK, 2018, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    2018-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 2018-present
  • Spotlight on a New Generation: Contemporary Chinese Artists. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 6-November 1, 2020).
    Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Master Series, Portrait of Pan Tianshou (1897-1971)|url=false|author=Liu Jing|year=2017|access-date=13 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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