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1900 Mei County, Guangdond, China - 1991 Hong Kong, United Kingdom. Known for: Modernist figure, landscape and genre paintings, drawings, teaching.
Lin Fengmian, originally named Lin Fengming, was a Chinese painter and is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting for blending Chinese and Western painting styles. He was also an important... Read full biography
Lin Fengmian, originally named Lin Fengming, was a Chinese painter and is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting for blending Chinese and Western painting styles. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education. Born in Mei County, Guangdong, like many of his peers,... Read full biography
Lin Fengmian, originally named Lin Fengming, was a Chinese painter and is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting for blending Chinese and Western painting styles. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education. Born in Mei County, Guangdong, like many of his peers, Lin partipicated in the "Diligent Work and Economical Study", Jinggong Jianxue program, a work-study program in China during that time. Similar to his compatriot Xu Beihong, Lin spent the early years... Read full biography
Lin Fengmian, originally named Lin Fengming, was a Chinese painter and is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting for blending Chinese and Western painting styles. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education. Born in Mei County, Guangdong, like many of his peers, Lin partipicated in the "Diligent Work and Economical Study", Jinggong Jianxue program, a work-study program in China during that time. Similar to his compatriot Xu Beihong, Lin spent the early years of his career in Europe, moving to France in 1920 and studying painting in France. In 1923, he later moved to Berlin, Germany. In 1925 he returned to China, where he became the principal of the Beiping State Vocational Art School. In 1928, with... Read full biography
Lin Fengmian, originally named Lin Fengming, was a Chinese painter and is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting for blending Chinese and Western painting styles. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education. Born in Mei County, Guangdong, like many of his peers, Lin partipicated in the "Diligent Work and Economical Study", Jinggong Jianxue program, a work-study program in China during that time. Similar to his compatriot Xu Beihong, Lin spent the early years of his career in Europe, moving to France in 1920 and studying painting in France. In 1923, he later moved to Berlin, Germany. In 1925 he returned to China, where he became the principal of the Beiping State Vocational Art School. In 1928, with encouragement from Cai Yuanpei, he helped found the antecedent of the China Academy of Art, becoming its first princ... Read full biography
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Lin Fengmian, Lin Fengmin, Lin Fuming
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Lin Fengmian, originally named Lin Fengming, was a Chinese painter and is considered a pioneer of modern Chinese painting for blending Chinese and Western painting styles. He was also an important innovator in the area of Chinese art education.
Born in Mei County, Guangdong, like many of his peers, Lin partipicated in the "Diligent Work and Economical Study", Jinggong Jianxue program, a work-study program in China during that time. Similar to his compatriot Xu Beihong, Lin spent the early years of his career in Europe, moving to France in 1920 and studying painting in France.
In 1923, he later moved to Berlin, Germany. In 1925 he returned to China, where he became the principal of the Beiping State Vocationa...But wait, there's more...
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