Hua YanChinese, 1682Conversation in Autumn
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Conversation in Autumn” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cleveland, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the painting
Two figures sit conversing in a thatched cottage. This painting illustrates two poetic lines:
My guest came to sit beyond the dust,
In a narrow room, we talked about the autumnal sounds of autumn.
Hua Yan presented an intimate world—simple and rustic—amid a landscape. The cool wilderness depicted in this work conveys an aloofness that may reveal the inner world of a scholar-artist who failed the civil service examination but preserved a sense of pride and endurance in his humble surroundings.
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Details
- Accession number
- 1954.263
In the catalog
Sources
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Image: The Cleveland Museum of Art — Museum open access
