Gongliu Luo - Artist Info

About Gongliu Luo

  • Biography

    Luo Gongliu (1916-2004)

    Born in Kaiping,Guangdong. Luo started to learn Western drawing at Hangzhou National College of Art (now China Art Academy) in 1936 and continued his study at the Yan'an Lu Xun Art Institute in 1938. In 1955, he was sent to the former Soviet Union for further research on Oil painting and copied famous classic works. In 1938, Luo participated in the preparation of a national woodcut exhibition and joined the National Woodcut Painting Association. In 1946, Luo was appointed as the head of the art department of Northern University. From 1949-on, Luo taught at Central Academy of Fine Arts as a professor; he was also Vice President of the Academy.

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