3. 143 十字架的毀滅（畫稿）
Crosses (sketch)
鉛筆紙本
Pencil on paper
高：24.5 厘米闊：28.5 厘米
H： 24.5 cm W：28.5 cm
寫生稿標記「六、四」、「廿九、六、一」字樣。
With artist’s annotations
黎明．黃詠賢伉儷藏品
Collection of Mr Lai Ming and Ms Wong Wing-yin
144 文明浩劫
The Destruction of Civilization
1941
設色紙本立軸
Hanging scroll, ink and colour on paper
高：176 厘米闊：95 厘米
H： 176 cm W：95 cm
香港中文大學文物館藏（藏品編號：1973.0884）
何耀光先生、霍寶材先生、黎德先生及其他人士惠贈
Collection of Art Museum, The Chinese University of
Hong Kong (Acc. No.: 1973.0884)
Gift of Mr Ho Iu-kwong, Mr Huo Pao-tsai, Mr Lai Tak and others
款識： 「劍父」
鈐印： 「劍父無恙」（朱文方印）
藏印： 「簡氏斑園供奉劍父百品之一」（朱文方印）
With artist’s signature, one artist seal and one collector seal
這幀「文明浩劫」圖題材獨特，以展品143白描十字架的「文明的毀滅」
畫稿為藍本寫成。畫中象徵神聖文明的十字架搖搖欲墜，以水墨擦染描畫
風雨飄搖，百合花凋零萎落。此圖作於第二次戰爭期間，寓意戰爭摧毀人
類文明，同時也反映高劍父主張無事不可入畫，繪畫要具有教育宜傳功能
的革新精神。
The pictorial subject in “The Destruction of Civilization” is a unique work,
based on Exhibit 143, which depicts a cross in plain outline. While the
cross symbolizes holy civilization, the cross falling down symbolizes the
war that will destroy human civilization. This work was completed during
the Second World War period. The bold and spontaneous brushwork used
on a scene showing the turmoil of war, with dying lilies, symbolizes the
destruction of warfare on human civilization. These works also reiterate
Gao’s theory that anything can be taken as a pictorial theme, and modern
Chinese painting must be innovative and educational to reach the
common audience.
無年款Undated
複印本Replica
