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Helplessness (奈何圖)
Wang Chunjiang 王春江
$7,200.00
Created in 2022
Ink and color on paper 紙本設色
Framed
Dimensions
Image: 68 cm x 45 cm (26 3/4" x 17 11/16")
Overall: 88 cm x 56 cm (34 5/8" x 22 1/16")
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Inscription
奈何圖。執著大半生，透徹無幾事。老春無奈，尷尬不堪耳
Seal
2 seals of the artist, 王，老春信筆
王，老春信筆
Condition
good
Description
A solitary figure sits by a stone table beneath flowering branches, lost in contemplation, while a bird perches above in quiet sympathy. The inscription confesses with disarming honesty: "Persisting for half a life, understanding little. Lao Chun feels helpless and awkward." This self-deprecating New Literati painting transforms personal bewilderment into universal philosophy, the blooming branches above suggest hope and renewal, even as the seated figure confronts life's irreducible mysteries with wry acceptance.
$7,200.00