Chinese Cultural Revolution Lithograph

A soldier with a baby on one arm scrambles uphill past a cart wheel and drifting smoke.

This cultural revolution lithograph is from China, and dates to the 20th century. It is ink on paper. The Cultural Revolution in China lasted roughly from 1966 to 1976, and during those years posters and prints were used widely to carry political messages. Loosely brushed figures in olive and brown, one carrying a bundled infant while another in a cap steps up behind. A broken spoked wheel sits at lower right, with a haze of smoke and caption beneath. It is 10.25 inches wide and 7.5 high.

Hurry captured in brushwork that refuses to stand still.