Sun Shumei

Chinese, active 20th century

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The image depicts a street scene with an elevated view looking across a sloping urban street. The horizon is positioned high near the top edge of the image. A small portion of a backdrop and a minimalistic sky are visible along the horizon line. The style appears precise and clean with clear lines and soft blending of colors, resembling watercolor or lithograph. The color palette is soft and warm with hues of beige, muted reds, greens, and blues. There is a vintage car parked on the left, with more cars parked along the street. A tree provides shade for the cars, and beyond it, there are buildings, one with reddish-brown walls, contributing to the urban landscape.
Robert Bechtle, Crown Point Press, Sun Shumei, Potrero Houses- Pennsylvania Avenue, 1989, color woodcut on silk mounted on Rives heavyweight buff paper, Gift of Kathan Brown, 2001.142.13

Potrero Houses- Pennsylvania Avenue

Robert Bechtle, Crown Point Press, Sun Shumei · 1989 · color woodcut on silk mounted on Rives heavyweight buff paper ·  Accession ID  2001.142.13

The image depicts a single, large object resembling a stylized candlestick with a minimalistic structure centrally positioned on the canvas. The background features a soft beige color palette, while the candlestick is painted in a gradient of grays. A textured floral pattern in a muted beige hue adorns the background frame. A red seal with Chinese characters is present at the bottom left corner.
Francesco Clemente, Sun Shumei, Crown Point Press, The Two Flames, 1987, woodcut in black on silk mounted on silk brocade, Gift of Kathan Brown, 1998.40.85

The Two Flames

Francesco Clemente, Sun Shumei, Crown Point Press · 1987 · woodcut in black on silk mounted on silk brocade ·  Accession ID  1998.40.85