Ma Desheng (b. 1952) Beijing

A self-educated artist, Ma Desheng worked as an industrial draftsman and woodblock print artist before beginning to paint with traditional Chinese ink. He was one of the chief exhibition organizers, in 1979 and 1980, of the Xingxing (Stars) group of avant-garde painters, one of the short-lived associations that made up the Xinchao (New Wave) group of artists. He has also lived and worked in Europe.

42. Sea 1980 23 x 52 cm Black and white; oil-based ink on Chinese paper Signed, title inscribed and numbered by the artist: 3