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Title

Facing death

1985

Artist

Cheng Mian

China

1933 –

Alternate image of Facing death by Cheng Mian

  • Details

    Alternative title
    面对着死 [Miandui zhe si]
    Place where the work was made
    China
    Period
    People's Republic 1949 - → China
    Date
    1985
    Media category
    Print
    Materials used
    woodcut
    Edition
    2/6
    Dimensions
    58.0 x 76.8 cm; 59.8 x 77.7 cm mount
    Signature & date

    Signed and dated l.r., in Chinese, pencil "Cheng Mian (1985 Nanjing)".

    Credit
    Purchased 1992
    Location
    Not on display
    Accession number
    187.1992
    Copyright
    © Cheng Mian

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  • Places

    Where the work was made

    China

  • Exhibition history

    Shown in 2 exhibitions

  • Bibliography

    Referenced in 1 publication

  • Provenance

    Cheng Mian, 1985-Jun 1992, China, purchased through Ruth Burgess by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, June 1990.

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