Gao Jianfu | |
|---|---|
高剑父 | |
 Gao (center) during an exhibition of his paintings | |
| Born | 1879 |
| Died | 1951 |
| Education | He entered the studio of Chinese artist Ju Lian Lingnan University |
| Occupation | Cantonese artist |
| Known for | leading the Lingnan School's effort to modernize Chinese traditional painting |
Gao Jianfu (1879–1951; Chinese: 高剑父, pronounced "Gou Gim Fu" in Cantonese) was a Cantonese artist during World War II. He is known for leading the Lingnan School's effort to modernize Chinese traditional painting as a "new national art."[1][2] Along with his brother Gao Qifeng and friend Chen Shuren, Gao Jianfu brought the nihonga style of painting to China.[3]
- ^ McCloskey, Barbara (2005). Artists of World War II. Westport: Greenwood Press. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0-313-32153-5.
- ^ Minglu, Gao, and Norman Bryson. Inside Out: New Chinese Art. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 1998, page 26.
- ^ "The Lingnan School Painting". The Lingnan School of Painting: Art and Revolution in Modern China. 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.