Mu Nu/Yellow River

Close up of Mu Nu/Yellow River

Two monochromatic women, both facing the left, are lined up and bending down as if scrambling through a rocky, shallow river. The background has tints of yellow and orange, and there are watery black ink marks splattering the surface.
Two monochromatic women, both facing the left, are lined up and bending down as if scrambling through a rocky, shallow river. The background has tints of yellow and orange, and there are watery black ink marks splattering the surface.
Hung Liu, Mu Nu/Yellow River, 1997; Aquatint with spitbite and softground etching, 25 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in honor of the artist and the Thirtieth Anniversary of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; © Hung Liu

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Hung Liu

  • Title

    Mu Nu/Yellow River

  • Date

    1997

  • Medium

    Aquatint with spitbite and softground etching

  • Dimensions

    25 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore, in honor of the artist and the Thirtieth Anniversary of the National Museum of Women in the Arts

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Hung Liu

Hung Liu blended Chinese and Western artistic influences to explore Chinese history and culture, gender, identity, and memory.
A light-medium-skinned older woman leans her elbow against an interior marble balustrade. Her grey and black hair is pulled back, and she wears a black long-sleeve top and drop earrings, a red necklace, a red ring, and a red heart-shaped lapel pin.