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Red Poppy

Dong KingmanWW-1947-012574
1947·silk: plain weave, screenprinted·Overall: 57.8 x 51.8 cm (22 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)

Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Catalogue

Year
1947
Dimensions
Overall: 57.8 x 51.8 cm (22 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)

Artist

Dong Kingman
Dong Kingman

Painting

Dong Kingman was an American watercolorist known for urban landscapes rendered in bold, gestural brushwork and translucent color fields. Born in 1911, he developed a distinctly American approach to the medium, working primarily in watercolor to capture the energy and architecture of twentieth-century cities. His paintings combine the fluidity of traditional Chinese brushwork with Western modernist abstraction, creating compositions that prioritize atmosphere and light over representational detail.

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Year
1947
Dimensions
Overall: 57.8 x 51.8 cm (22 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)
Watts ID
WW-1947-012574

Source

Source
cleveland
Status
verified

Artist

Dong Kingman

Dong Kingman

Painting

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