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National Museum of Women in the Arts

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.
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
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.

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

    No

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.