PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Auckland

EXHBITED
Modern Chinese Block Prints 1931-1987,
Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, August 12th - September 18, 1988

Wu Fan is a Chinese artist from Chongqing in Sichuan province. He studied guohua with Pan Tianshou (1897 - 1971) and Li Keran (1907 - 89) and oil painting with Ni Yide (1901 - 70).

He is most famous for his woodblock prints. Dandelion, 1959, is his best known work and demonstrates his mastery of the shuiyin printing style. There were two editions, one of 50, another of 80, it won gold prize at the Leipzig International Print Competition.