Table 1 Details of paintings representing Paris phase whose supports were studied
From: Technical examination of Liu Kang’s Paris and Shanghai painting supports (1929–1937)
Title and inventory numbera | Date | Genre | Dimensions H × W (cm) | Orientation | Standard number | Standard format | Painted on earlier composition | Painted on the reverse side | Type of auxiliary support strainer/stretcher/rigid support | Major treatments impacting the examination of the canvases | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lining | Strip lining | Loose lining | ||||||||||
St Gingolph, Lac Leman, Switzerland | 1929 | Landscape | 45.5 × 37.5 | Vertical | 8 | Portrait | Yes | |||||
My room in Paris | 1929 | Still life | 54 × 45.5 | Vertical | 10 | Portrait | Strainer | |||||
Landscape | 1930 | Landscape | 46 × 38 | Vertical | 8 | Portrait | ||||||
French countryside | 1930 | Landscape | 46 × 54.5 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | ||||||
Cottage with blue shutters, France | 1930 | Landscape | 46 × 54.5 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | |||||
Portrait of a man with his hat, Belgium | 1930 | Portrait | 55 × 45 | Vertical | 10 | Portrait | Yes | |||||
Autumn landscape | 1930 | Landscape | 38.5 × 46 | Horizontal | 8 | Portrait | Strainer | |||||
Man in blue coat, Paris | 1930 | Portrait | 46 × 37 | Vertical | 8 | Portrait | ||||||
Village street, France | 1930 | Streetscape | 46 × 55.5 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | ||||
Landscape in Switzerland, Acc. no. P-1229 | 1930 | Landscape | 45.6 × 55.7 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Stretcher | |||||
Street scene in France, Acc. no. 2003-03366 | 1930 | Streetscape | 46 × 54.6 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Plywood board | Yes | |||
Countryside in France, Acc. no. 2003-03365 | 1930 | Landscape | 46 × 54.7 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Strainer | |||||
Farmers house, Acc. no. GI-0254-(PC) | 1930 | Landscape | 45.5 × 53.5 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Strainer | Yes | ||||
Autumn colours, Acc. no. GI-0255 (PC) | 1930 | Streetscape | 38.3 × 45.3 | Horizontal | 8 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | Yes | |||
Zuo La Lu, Acc. no. 1993–00998 | 1930 | Streetscape | 46 × 55 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | ||||
Still life with books, Paris | 1931 | Still life | 45 × 38 | Vertical | 8 | Portrait | ||||||
Portrait of a man with his pipe, Paris | 1931 | Portrait | 45 × 38 | Vertical | 8 | Portrait | Yes | |||||
Self-portrait | 1931 | Portrait | 55 × 46 | Vertical | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Plywood board | Yes | |||
Self-portrait in Paris | 1931 | Portrait | 61 × 46 | Vertical | 12 | Landscape | Yes | Strainer | ||||
Boats, Etretat | 1931 | Seascape | 46 × 55 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | ||||
French lady, Acc. no. 1993-00996 | 1931 | Portrait | 60.7 × 45.8 | Vertical | 12 | Landscape | Plywood board | Yes | ||||
Boat near the cliff, Acc. no. 2003-03249 | 1931 | Seascape | 53.7 × 72.4 | Horizontal | 20 | Landscape | Strainer | Yes | Yes | |||
Village scene, Acc. no. 2003-03320 | 1931 | Landscape | 46 × 55 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Strainer | Yes | ||||
Slope, Acc. no. 2003-03319 | 1931 | Streetscape | 46 × 55 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | Yes | |||
Winter, Acc. no. GI-0256 | 1931 | Streetscape | 46 × 55 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | Yes | |||
My landlady, Madame Normand | 1932 | Portrait | 54 × 45 | Vertical | 10 | Portrait | ||||||
Street | 1932 | Streetscape | 46 × 39 | Vertical | 8 | Portrait | Strainer | |||||
Seafood, Acc. no. 2003-03250 | 1932 | Still life | 46 × 55 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Strainer | Yes | Yes | ||
Breakfast, Acc. no. GI-0257 (PC) | 1932 | Still life | 46 × 54 | Horizontal | 10 | Portrait | Yes | Paper board | Yes | |||