Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Three Big Trees, a Stream with an Old Man Sitting on the Bank
1745
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1745
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Album of Landscape Paintings Illustrating Old Poems: Three Big Trees, a Stream with an Old Man Sitting on the Bank is a 1745 unspecified by Hua Yan, a Baroque work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a quiet scene of nature with three big trees, one blooming with pink flowers. A winding stream cuts through the landscape, leading to a small hill in the distance. In the bottom right corner, a person sits alone by the water, looking out. The artist used loose, quick brushstrokes to suggest movement in the trees and water, giving the scene a sense of life. The colors are soft and muted, with the bright pink flowers standing out against the mostly gray and white background. Next, look up *The Cleveland Museum of Art* to see more works like this.
