
Strait, from Stone Boat
<p>This print comes from a lithographic series depicting what Chen calls the “regional architecture” of homes on Chicago’s North Side. Inspired by nocturnal excursions with his flashlight and sketchbook, Chen produced jewel-like impressions of the unpopulated city, exploiting the deep sfumato that lithography affords. The title of the series references an unusual stone pavilion in the Summer Palace near Beijing—a boat upon which a two-story, arcade-like structure was erected. The architectural details in Chen’s prints appear to “float” like this majestic stone monument.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1979
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.5 × 13.2 cm (5 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33 × 28 cm (13 × 11 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Phillip Chen
Artist
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More by Phillip Chen
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My Father and Dillinger (left side)
2011 · Relief etching in black on light brown wove paper
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2008 · Relief etching in black on light brown wove paper
Nearer to the Brutes, part one of Brute Creation
2008 · Relief etching in black on light brown wove paper
The Boat of the World, part three of Brute Creation
2008 · Relief etching in black on light brown wove paper
Evergreen
2004 · Relief etching in black on light brown wove paper
Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Phillip Chen
- Year
- 1979
- Dimensions
- Image: 14.5 × 13.2 cm (5 3/4 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 33 × 28 cm (13 × 11 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1979-137002
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified






