Qingping Li - Artist Info

About Qingping Li

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Zhao Yuzhen
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    Li Qingping
    Chinese 1911 - 2004

    Born in Jingzhou, Hubei, Li's name used to be called Zhao Yuzhen. She was interested in music, chess, literature, and especially art since she was young. After she got her bachelor degree in Xinhua Art School, she decided to acquire advanced studies in the graduate school. Li learned to paint splash ink paintings with India master Shadola na, her paintings didn't stop exhibiting, and gained international fame for her.

    She later met Hsu Peihung; it was Hsu who recommended her to change her name to Li Qingping. Li published The Art of Qingping in 1941; it was Xu Beihong who named her book and wrote the foreword for it.

    She held her solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Osaka later in 1943, ...

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