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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionChinese Collection Object numberNU22070-0 TitleVictoria Falls CreatorHuang Junbi 黄君壁 DescriptionIn 1969 Huang Junbi travelled to South Africa where he held a painting exhibition at the Cape Town Museum. This journey also introduced him to the magnificent scenery of the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Here, the brush strokes serve a representational function. The viewpoint he adopts on the waterfalls is based on his knowledge of European linear perspective. Some photographs of the waterfalls also show a similar viewpoint. Huang Junbi was often considered as a "traditionalist". However, this work confirms that he explored realistic representation in Chinese ink painting by incorporating foreign techniques. Production date 1969 - 1969 Object categoryChinese painting MaterialChinese ink on paper Dimensions H: 185 cm L: 93 cm H: 233.5 cm L: 119.2 cm

Object numberNU22070-0

TitleVictoria Falls

DescriptionIn 1969 Huang Junbi travelled to South Africa where he held a painting exhibition at the Cape Town Museum. This journey also introduced him to the magnificent scenery of the Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe. Here, the brush strokes serve a representational function. The viewpoint he adopts on the waterfalls is based on his knowledge of European linear perspective. Some photographs of the waterfalls also show a similar viewpoint. Huang Junbi was often considered as a "traditionalist". However, this work confirms that he explored realistic representation in Chinese ink painting by incorporating foreign techniques.

Production date 1969 - 1969

Object categoryChinese painting

MaterialChinese ink on paper

Dimensions

H: 185 cm
L: 93 cm
H: 233.5 cm
L: 119.2 cm

Details