Yun Tang - Artist Info

About Yun Tang

  • Biography

    Tang Yun, also known by the courtesy name Xiachen, was born in 1910 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He was a major figure in twentieth-century Chinese painting and became one of the most influential members of the Shanghai art world. Early in his career, Tang Yun apprenticed with traditional painters in Hangzhou before moving to Shanghai in 1938, where he taught at the Xinhua Art Training School and the Shanghai Fine Art Training School.

    Tang Yun later held several important cultural positions. He served as Vice Chairman of the Shanghai Branch of the China Artists Association, Vice President, Acting President, and Honorary President of the Shanghai Chinese Painting Academy, and was active in major artistic institutions including the Xiling ...

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