Old Tree and Cold Brook
1978
Artists
Description
A pair of gnarled, sparsley leafed trees stand at center, perched atop a large rocky formation. Behind the trees, in the distance, waters spring forth between mountain peaks, rush downward, and flow
Dimensions
painting proper: 34.2 x 45.8 cm (13 7/16 x 18 1/16 in.) mounting: 40.8 x 53.7 cm (16 1/16 x 21 1/8 in.)
Provenance
Chu-tsing Li, Lawrence, Kansas (by 1981 -2012), gift; to his son B U.K. Li, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2012-2017), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2017. Footnotes: 1. Dr. Chu-tsing Li (1920-2014)
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