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2016

blue wool with red, white and yellow stripes at long sides; edged with blue ribbon at short sides; floral beadwork at short sides; three pairs of beaded red horses edged in white along bottom

2015

black and white; rocky, rugged mountain landscape with atmospheric clouds and trees; stream near left edge of image with narrow waterfall between rocks; large block of text at left end of scroll with very regular characters inside a pencil grid; red seal in LLC; pale cream-colored silk mount without rollers

© 2014 Tai Xiangzhou

Romanesque relief-carved stone Calvary group showing Christ on the cross between standing figures of the Virgin Mary on the left and St. John the Evangelist on the right; Christ appears with a perizonium around his waist, his legs buckling to the left and his head raised but with heavy eyelids; Mary's hair is covered by a simple veil which encloses her left elbow and is held in her right hand, looking down, with her left hand raised to her face; Mary's mantle clings to her legs in a series of "damp fold" drapery swirls, and ruffles over her pointed shoes; John holds a book in the crook of his left arm, and with his right hand (fingers now missing) gestures up towards the body of Christ; John's bare feet protrude from under a long garment with a crinkled neckline; just visible above the surviving section of the patibulum of the cross are two small, rounded shapes that most likely formed the tips of a wing, presumably of an angel; five metal pins at top of lower portion for secure installation of heads of John and Mary and torso and head of Christ
three raccoon dogs with fuzzy fur; bottom animal is scratching; middle animal is seated, snarling; top animal is standing
portrait of a young woman wearing a choker of large pearls, a blue dress with bows on the bodice and white lace netting and ribbons over the shoulders, and white lace and tiny pink and yellow flowers in her hair, with a brown squirrel wearing a collar with a silver chain attached, perched on her PR hand; painted oval around image, with grey ground
portrait of an elderly man with thick, short white hair and double chin, looking and turned slightly toward PL; man wears a grey jacket and vest, green necktie and white shirt; dark grey ground

© Estate Thomas Hart Benton %2F Copyright VAGA%2C New York%2C NY

still life with cream and blue tankard at left, folded "Times" newspaper dated 1877 at center, ivory and wood flute with bottom joint removed, pipe leaning on a blue box at right and several burned matchsticks; several areas of highly-raised impasto: matchsticks in LRC and LLC, highlights on pipe and tankard
seated bare-chested man with a long white beard and wild hair, with a large drapery over his lap, holding a thick pole with his PL hand, with a snake twined around it, and a thin staff in his PR hand
recto: Mary with Christ child reclining on her lap, surrounded by draperies, ascending at center top, accompanied by nude male angels, with standing angels in top corners; angel in ULC plays a pipe; house-like structure at bottom center being lifted aloft by other angels on left and right sides and beneath structure; sketchy style; verso: Mary with Christ child standing on her lap being carried aloft by a group of angels beneath and behind her, with three musical angels in ULC, playing a lute, a drum and a pipe

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