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Eagle on a Tree Trunk
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About this work
Huang Shen’s swift painting style is paralleled in his calligraphy. The vertical line in running script echoes the fluid form of the eagle on a tree trunk covered with a twisted vine. A native of Fujian province, Huang came to Yangzhou in 1724 to make his living as a painter. He needed years to develop a style that met the taste of his clients. He eventually became known as a figure painter and as one of the Eccentrics from Yangzhou, a group of local artists known for their unorthodox painting style.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineEagle on a Tree Trunk (古槎秋鷹圖), 1755. Huang Shen (Chinese, 1687–after 1768). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 124 x 45 cm (48 13/16 x 17 11/16 in.); overall: 213.2 x 61.2 cm (83 15/16 x 24 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.31
