Chen Shizeng

Chen Shizeng: Chen Shizeng (born March 2, 1876, Fenghuang, Hunan province, China died September 12, 1923, Nanjing, Jiangsu province) Wade-Giles romanization Ch’en Shih-tseng, original name Chen Hengke, courtesy name (zi) Shizeng, literary name (hao) Xiudaoren Xiuzhe was a Chinese painter and critic, painter, and educator of early 20th-century China. At a time when some Chinese artists were rejecting traditional Chinese painting styles in favor of Western influenced styles, Chen championed traditional Chinese literati art in his own art and in his A Study of Chinese Literati Painting ^[1]

Source

Sullivan, Michael. Modern Chinese artists: a biographical dictionary. University of California Press. 2006. online May 19, 2009. ISBN 0520244494, ISBN 9780520244498.

References

^ Juo-Shen Lai. Learning new Painting from Japan and Maintaining National Pride in early Twentieth Century China, with Focus on Che Shizeng. Dissertation. Online. may 19, 2009.

External links

Chen Shizeng and his Painting Gallery at China Online Museum

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Name Shizeng, Chen

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Date of birth March 2, 1876

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Date of death September 12, 1923

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