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Wu Guanzhong, One of the Artists Represented In The Hefner Collection, Dies at the Age of 90
Wu Guanzhong died on June 25, 2010 at the age of 90 in Beijing, China. Known as one of the fathers of modern Chinese art he was highly recognized and respected throughout the world. Wu Guanzhong was born in Yixing, Jiangsu province in 1919. He first studied painting under Lin Fengmian and Wu Dayu at the Hangzhou Academy of Art in 1936. Following his graduation in 1942 he taught at Chongqing University. Returning to China in 1950, Wu Guanzhong taught at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing. He held his first major one-man show in 1979 at the National Art Museum of China. As a representative of the Chinese Artists' Association, he lectured extensively on Chinese modern painting and his work has been exhibited in major museums internationally. In 1990 Wu Guanzhong was awarded the Grade d'Officer des Arts et des Lettres by France's Ministry of Culture. In 1993 a major retrospective of his work was presented at the British Museum, London, and again, in 1995, at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. In 2008, Wu Guanzhong donated 113 oil and ink paintings valued at $53 million to the Singapore Art Museum. Just shortly before his death, Wu donated another five pieces to the Hong Kong Museum of Art, bringing his total contribution of works to the museum to 52. Numerous publications of his work have been produced and his art regularly sets record prices at auction. The Hefner Collection includes six works of art by Wu Guanzhong including By the Lake, House in Shao-Hsin, Sketch in Quingdao, Red Lotus, Hometown of Lu Xun and Market Place in Shaoxing. |
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