Chang Dai-chien Zhang Daqian | |||||||||||
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| 張大千 | |||||||||||
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| Born | Zhāng Zhèngquán (張正權) 10 May 1899 | ||||||||||
| Died | 2 April 1983 (aged 83) | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China (ROC) | ||||||||||
| Known for | Painting | ||||||||||
| Movement | guohua, impressionism, expressionism | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Xie Shunhua (謝舜華), Huang Ningsu (黃凝素), Zheng Qingrong (曾慶蓉), Yang Wanjun (楊婉君), Xu Wenbo (徐雯波) | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張大千 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张大千 | ||||||||||
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Chang Dai-chien | |
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| Children | Zhang Xinrui (eldest daughter) (長女張心瑞)、 Zhang Xincheng (son) (子張心澄)、Zhang Xinsheng (youngest daughter)(么女張心聲) |
Chang Dai-chien or Zhang Daqian (Chinese: 張大千; Wade–Giles: Chang Ta-ch'ien; 10 May 1899 – 2 April 1983) was one of the best-known and most prodigious Chinese artists of the twentieth century. Originally known as a guohua (traditionalist) painter, by the 1960s he was also renowned as a modern impressionist and expressionist painter. In addition, he is regarded as one of the most gifted master forgers of the twentieth century.