Leaf 10: Gazing at the Waterfall in Solitude

This set of fan paintings expresses the artist’s personal life and differs from the state-commissioned works Fu painted to fulfill his social duty. Here, several of the paintings have dedicatory inscriptions to Fu’s wife, Luo Shihui, and his eldest daughter, Yishan. Not only do these inscriptions offer glimpses into the artist’s private life, they also reveal acutely felt emotions, especially the struggle of a loving father deeply troubled by a daughter’s illness.

A fan-shaped ink painting with vertical fold lines depicts a misty landscape. Center right, a figure in a white robe sits on a dark, craggy rock looking toward our left. In the lower center, a waterfall cascades over rocks toward us. Broad, diluted gray washes create steep mountain cliffs and foliage across our left and in the background. A small red seal is stamped in the lower right corner.

Leaf 10: Gazing at the Waterfall in Solitude

1960s

Fu Baoshi

(Chinese, 1904–1965)

China

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