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吳冠中
GUANZHONG WU
painter. Wu had painted various aspects of China, including
much of its architecture, plants, animals, people, as well as
many of its landscapes and waterscapes in a style reminiscent
of the impressionist painters. He was also a writer.
1974 1975 1991
A Master and A Bridge Between East and West 1964 1979 The Mountain Peak Chinese Crab Apple Trees New Exploration
In 1942 Wu graduated from National Arts Academy, Hangzhou and in 1947
traveled to Paris to study at the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts Wu’s oil paintings from the 1990s
on a government scholarship. ushered in a more expansive and free
visual field and artistic conception. They
Wu introduced aspects of Western
art to traditional Chinese painting,
1957 shuttled between east and west to
acquire wisdom and balance.
Northland Early Spring
which leaves a profound influence
on Chinese art.