GAO MANG (1926-2017)Strolling in the RainHanging scroll, ink and colour on paper67 x 65.5 cm. (26 3?8 x 25 3?4 in.)Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artistDated spring, xinyou year (1981)Dedicated to Bei Yuming (I.M. Pei)NOTE: Gao Mang, born in Harbin in 1926, graduated from the Harbin YMCA School in 1943. After 1945, he worked in the Sino-Soviet Friendship Association and its affiliated units for many years. He was engaged in Russian-Soviet literature research, translation, editing and foreign cultural exchange activities. He also engaged in painting, most widely known for his figure painting.
高莽(1926-2017)雨中漫步 设色纸本 立轴 一九八一年作67 x 65.5 cm. (26 3?8 x 25 3?4 in.)题识:贝聿铭先生雅正。叔平兄嘱。辛酉(1981年)春,高莽。钤印:高莽注:高莽,1926年生于哈尔滨,1943年毕业于哈尔滨基督教青年会学校,1945年以后长期在各级中苏友好协会及其协会所属单位工作,从事俄苏文学研究、翻译、编辑工作和对外文化交流活动﹔同时从事美术工作,以人物肖像著称。