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Chinese school of the 20th century. "Sunset in...

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Chinese school of the 20th century. "Sunset in a rural village". Mixed media on paper. Signed on the back Cao Bao Di. The work has been rolled up. It has folds and wrinkles. Measurements: 65 x 58 cm. Scene of village, in which a group of children are preparing to eat watermelon in tables placed outdoors, under the light of a waning moon. In front of the illuminated thresholds of the houses, the silhouettes of the mothers are silhouetted. The reduction of the forms to synthetic and decorative patterns is the result of a transfer of ancient textile traditions to the field of painting.