Tears Flooding the Autumnal Fields

Tears Flooding the Autumnal Fields (also known as Tear Drops On the Harvest Land) is an oil painting completed in 1976 by the Chinese artist Chen Danqing.[1][2] It depicts Tibetans crying as they listen to the news of Mao Zedong’s death on the radio in harvest of a wheat field.[2]

Tears Flooding the Autumnal Fields
ArtistChen Danqing
Year1976
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions164 cm × 235 cm (65 in × 93 in)[1]
LocationPrivate collection

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tears Flooding the Autumnal Fields". The Huntington Archive. Ohio State University. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b Button, Clicking This (March 19, 1998). "A China spectacular". The Economist. Retrieved May 26, 2016.