Artwork Description
Hung Liu – Mu Nu – Yellow River
Dimensions: 25 x 36″ paper / 16 x 28″ plate
Year: 1997
Medium: color aquatint, spitbite aquatint and softground etching
Edition: 5/35
(C) Hung Liu Estate/Artist Rights Society (ARS), New York
Mu Nu, or mother daughter, is one of Hung Liu’s most iconic images. It features a mother and daughter pulling a boat through a shallow river, illustrating the toil and labor she and her countrypeople had to endure during the Cultural Revolution. This rare print is not often seen on the market, and is highly collectible.