Yan Wenliang | |
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 Bronze Statue of Yan Wenliang | |
| Born | 20 July 1893 Shanghai, China |
| Died | 1 May 1988 (aged 94) |
| Alma mater | L'Ecole Superieure Nationale des Beaux Arts |
| Known for | Oil painting |
| Notable work | Kitchen, Southern Lake, The Countryside Late at Night, Snow |
| Movement | Impressionism |
| Yan Wenliang | |||
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| Traditional Chinese | 顏文樑 | ||
| Simplified Chinese | 颜文樑 | ||
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Yan Wenliang (Chinese: 顏文樑; 20 July 1893 – 1 May 1988) was a Chinese painter and educator, who is regarded as one of the fathers of Chinese oil painting and an important art educator of his time. Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, Yan began studying painting in 1909, founded the Suzhou Art Academy along with Zhu Shijie in 1922 and went to Paris in 1929, enrolling in the L'Ecole Superieure Nationale des Beaux Arts, making him, along with Xu Beihong and Sanyu, one of the earliest Chinese artists to study abroad in France. He was one of the four pioneers of Chinese modern art who earned the title of "The Four Great Academy Presidents".[1]