Dancer Zhao Qing Practicing

1962, printed 2021

Niu Weiyu

Associated Names
Niu Weiyu

Artist, Chinese, 1927 - 2020

The image depicts three women in a room. The woman in the foreground is in a dance pose, with one arm raised above her head and the other bent outward, while her leg is lifted behind her. She has short, dark hair pulled back and a focused expression. She is wearing a dark sweater, pants, and ballet slippers. Behind her, two women are standing casually, with one resting her head on the other woman's shoulder. Both are wearing dark clothing. The room has wood paneling, a large window or mirror behind the women, and a polished wooden floor with a rug with a swirling design.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

GAO Chu, Director, Social Archive of Chinese Photography, Zhejiang Province, China; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

by Gao Chu, lower left below image in graphite: 3/25; lower center: Zhao Qing 1962; lower right: 牛畏予作品 [Niu Weiyu work] 高初印放 2021 [Gao Chu print and enlarge 2021]


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