Artist

Wang Li Mu

Portrait of Wang Li Mu
Portrait of Wang Li Mu

Wang Li Mu is a Baroque artist. 8 works are cataloged here, principally at Metropolitan Museum of Art, most of them ink works.

Wang Li Mu painted delicate album leaves on silk in the 18th century, using ink and color to capture small, quiet moments. Each untitled sheet is a tiny world, soft brushstrokes and fine lines build gardens, pavilions, or figures in peaceful scenes. The style sits in the quiet space between formal painting and personal sketching, common in that era for small, intimate works meant to be held and flipped through.

Ready to slow down? Tap Untitled (18th century, Album leaf, ink, color on silk) to page through the set.

Works by Wang Li Mu

Collections represented

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