Guan Zilan 關紫蘭 | |
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 Guan in 1960s | |
| Born | January 1903 |
| Died | June 30, 1986 (aged 83) Shanghai, People's Republic of China |
| Education | China Art University, Bunka Gakuin |
| Known for | Oil painting |
| Notable work | Portrait of Miss L. (1929) |
| Movement | Fauvism |
Guan Zilan (Chinese: 關紫蘭; Wade–Giles: Kuan Tzu-lan; January 1903 – 30 June 1986),[1] also known as Violet Kwan, was a Chinese avant-garde painter.[2] She was one of the first artists to introduce Fauvism to China, and was known for applying Western painting style to Chinese traditional subjects. Her most famous work is Portrait of Miss L. (1929). Although an art world favorite during the late 1920s and the 1930s, she stopped painting after the onset of the Cultural Revolution and became mostly forgotten in Communist China.
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Guan Zilan (Violet Kwan: 1903-1986)