Chen Lu - Artist Info

About Chen Lu

  • Biography

    The artist couple Lu Chen (1935-2004) and his wife Zhou Sicong (1939-1996) painted mostly workers, farmers, soldiers and children in the 1960s and 1970s. They usually used ink to produce expressive facial features. Lu Chen was one of the most influential contemporary artists. He created new experimental works with ink, but kept tight to traditional Chinese painting.

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