Page loaded successfully. Showing biography for Guanzhong Wu.
Guanzhong Wu BIOGRAPHY
1919 Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China - 2010 Beijing, China. Known for: Impressionist landscape, figure, animal and architecture painting.
Following is the artists's obituary, published in The New York Times. Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: June 27, 2010. HONG KONG — Wu Guanzhong, a master of... Read full biography
Following is the artists's obituary, published in The New York Times. Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: June 27, 2010. HONG KONG — Wu Guanzhong, a master of modern Chinese painting, died Friday in Beijing. He was 90. The South China Morning Post in Hong... Read full biography
Following is the artists's obituary, published in The New York Times. Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: June 27, 2010. HONG KONG — Wu Guanzhong, a master of modern Chinese painting, died Friday in Beijing. He was 90. The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong said in an obituary that Mr. Wu was "one of the most important figures of 20th-century Chinese art." In his last years, he gave generously to public museums. He donated dozens of paintings to the... Read full biography
Following is the artists's obituary, published in The New York Times. Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: June 27, 2010. HONG KONG — Wu Guanzhong, a master of modern Chinese painting, died Friday in Beijing. He was 90. The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong said in an obituary that Mr. Wu was "one of the most important figures of 20th-century Chinese art." In his last years, he gave generously to public museums. He donated dozens of paintings to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, adding to a collection of previous gifts. In a last gesture Friday, he added five more ink works, the state news agency Xinhua reported. The museum, which is now holding a solo show for Mr. Wu, called his works "a major... Read full biography
Following is the artists's obituary, published in The New York Times. Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU. Published: June 27, 2010. HONG KONG — Wu Guanzhong, a master of modern Chinese painting, died Friday in Beijing. He was 90. The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong said in an obituary that Mr. Wu was "one of the most important figures of 20th-century Chinese art." In his last years, he gave generously to public museums. He donated dozens of paintings to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, adding to a collection of previous gifts. In a last gesture Friday, he added five more ink works, the state news agency Xinhua reported. The museum, which is now holding a solo show for Mr. Wu, called his works "a major contribution to the integration of Chinese and Western art.". I... Read full biography
Artist Biography
Biography page for Guanzhong Wu ((1919 - 2010)), known for Impressionist landscape, figure, animal and architecture painting. Showing 1 biographical entries and 0 sample artworks.
Guanzhong Wu - Artist Info
About Guanzhong Wu
Name variants
Wu Guan Zhong, Guangzhong Wu, Wu Guan Zhong
Biography
Following is the artists's obituary, published in The New York Times.
Wu Guanzhong, Chinese Artist, Dies at 90
By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU
Published: June 27, 2010
HONG KONG — Wu Guanzhong, a master of modern Chinese painting, died Friday in Beijing. He was 90.
The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong said in an obituary that Mr. Wu was "one of the most important figures of 20th-century Chinese art." In his last years, he gave generously to public museums.
He donated dozens of paintings to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, adding to a collection of previous gifts. In a last gesture Friday, he added five more ink works, the state news agency Xinhua reported. The mus...But wait, there's more...
Displaying 2,516 of 9,781 characters.
Subscriber Members, please Sign In for full artist biographies and all services.
For non-paying users, good news! Full text bios for all artists are available every Friday.
If you are not currently a member, please See Details about membership.