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Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA)

Buffaloes

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Warm water

Take a look at these two works which are currently on display at the exhibition. It took Wu Guanzhong more than 30 years of childbearing from the sketch to the oil painting! The painting shows a more abstract style which was the characteristic of Wu’s later works. Most interestingly, the positions of the two buffaloes are switched! Why do you think Wu made the change? Do you like it? 

Based on the title of the painting Warm water, Wu was possibly seeking to convey the strong affection shown by the old buffalo and the calf, which are gazing at one another.

Standards for Turning a sketch into an oil painting