Yansun Xu - Artist Info

About Yansun Xu

  • Biography

    Xu Yansun, famous Cao, the owner of Shuanghong, Zhaihao Shuanghonglou, Hanshuitang, Guiyanlou, etc., from Shenxian County, Hebei Province, was born in 1899 and died in 1961. Yansun is one of the outstanding meticulous figure painters in the 20th century in China.

    Yansun Xu used to be a creator of the People's Fine Arts Publishing House, the vice president of the Chinese Painting Academy, and the leader of the Chinese Painting Creation Group of the China Artists Association. In the early years, Yansun participated in the Chinese Painting Research Association.

    Yansun Xu studied painting from Yu Ming (Difan), and later gained the essence of famous paintings in Song and Yuan Dynasties. His paintings are often based on his...

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