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Contemporary Art (Asian) - Lin Fengmian - Harvest at Dawn

Lin Fengmian 林風眠
Li Fengmian
Harvest at Dawn
oil on canvas, 1950s, 85.8 x 123.8 cm

林風眠《豐收的早晨》
1950 年代作,油畫畫布,85.8 x123.8 公分
Courtesy of Sotheby's
At the time of its painting, by LinFengmain, Chinese society marched toward socialism in the idealistic spirit of establishing economic equality among its citizens.  The painting evokes optimism in its shining sun warming a group of village women happily engaged in the work of harvest.  Rare and of museum-quality, Harvest at Dawn echoes the composition and spirit of a series of nearly or partly identical colored ink masterpieces in the collection at the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy, and is the result of repeated experiments.

當時中國大陸進行全面社會主義發展, 以求創建平等豐盛的烏托邦。畫中呈現清晨時份, 農村婦女喜悅地收割莊稼的情況, 洋溢理想主義樂觀精神。上海中國畫院收藏之中,有與本幅《豐收的早晨》構圖幾乎一樣的紙本重彩作品, 以及一系列整體或局部相似之作, 可見本作經歷反覆構思與推敲, 成為最重要的「豐收」油畫, 絕對是博物館 級扛鼎之作。

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