Kiang Ping, “Un Chantier Naval”, c1955

Kiang Ping (fl.1950s—?)

“Un Chantier Naval” (A Shipyard), c1955, an original woodcut in three colours published in Peking (now Beijing) in 1956 by Éditions en Langues Étrangères (Foreign Languages Press) (fl.1952–) as plate 8 to the folio of 40 original woodcuts printed in the People’s Republic of China, “Gravures sur Bois de la Chine Nouvelle.” Note that this print was featured in the second National Exhibition of Fine Arts (China) in 1955 and was chosen from this exhibition for its inclusion in the 1956 folio of prints representing the achievements of “la Chine Nouvelle” (the new China).

Woodcut in three colours (black, khaki and yellow) printed on fine cream wove (China) paper with full margins and with printed title as published.

Size: (sheet) 34.8 x 25 cm; (image borderline) 25.3 x 16.2 cm.

Lettered below the image: (centre) “8. Un chantier Naval   Kiang Ping”.

Condition: a strong and well-printed impression in a pristine condition.

I am selling this superb colour woodblock print designed to showcase what must have been a period of thriving industry and constrained celebration of the arts in China during the mid-1950s—mindful that the folio in which this print features was published by a press that was later “owned and controlled by the Publicity Department of the Chinese Communist Party” (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Languages_Press)— for AU$174 (equivalent to approximately US$113.04 , EUR 99.43, or GBP 83.50 at the time of listing) and includes Express Mail Service (EMS) postage and handling to any worldwide destination. Please note that any import duties or taxes levied by the destination country, if any, are the responsibility of the buyer and are not included in the purchase price. Payment is requested in Australian dollars (AU$174).

If you are interested in purchasing this original and one of the earliest images of propaganda art from the founding period of the People's Republic of China (my apologies if I’m incorrect about this), please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.

This print has been sold