Hadrien de Montferrand Gallery is pleased to introduce a selection of 30 drawings and preparatory sketches that reflect part of the social realist production of the time. Those works were created by masters including Cai Liang, Lin Gang, Pang Tao, Quan Shanshi, Song Ren, Su Gaoli, Sun Zixi, Tang Xiaohe, Wang Shenglie, Xiao Feng, Yin Rongsheng and Zhan Jianjun. The exhibition History in the Making 2, Sketches For Iconic Paintings - the second of its type - focuses on these artists that were called on to build “A New China to serve the people”. The exhibition highlights the commencement of their creative process, presenting preparatory sketches, charcoal drawings, pencil drawings, watercolor and oils on paper.

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Tang Xiaohe,
Strive Forward in Winds and Tides, 1971
Charcoal on paper, 78,3 x 123 cm
courtesy of Hadrien de Montferrand Gallery