Liang Guan - Artist Info

About Liang Guan

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Guan Laing
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    Guan Liang (1899-1986)

    Guan was born in Fanyu, Guangdong Province. At the age of seventeen, he went to Japan, where he learned his painting skills at various Tokyo art institutions. On his return home, Guan taught in various art schools including the Shanghai Fine Arts School and the Hangzhou National College of Art.

    His first solo exhibition was held in Chengdu in 1940, when he firmly established his distinctive portraiture style, featuring in particular famous Beijing Opera persons. Among the many group exhibitions in which he participated are: Chengdu, 1942, at which he exclusively exhibited the a fore mentioned Beijing opera persons; 1945, Chongqing, at which Guan exhibited alongside master painter...

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