Gao Jianfu, The Destruction of Civilization

Gao Jianfu

Chinese · 1879–1951 · Painter

Gao Jianfu was a Chinese artist active before and during World War II. He is known for leading the Lingnan School's effort to modernize Chinese traditional painting as a "new… (Wikipedia)

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Gao Jianfu was a Chinese artist active before and during World War II. He is known for leading the Lingnan School's effort to modernize Chinese traditional painting as a "new national art". Along with his brother Gao Qifeng and friend Chen Shuren, Gao Jianfu brought the nihonga style of painting to China.

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Born 1879, GuangdongDied 1951Occupation PainterWikidata Q3083171 ↗ULAN 500114955 ↗Museum works 2

Lingnan School

Also known as Chien-fu Kao, Jianfu Gao, Kao Chien-fu

Works in museum collections

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Gao Jianfu, The Destruction of Civilization
The Destruction of Civilization
The Chinese University of Hong Kong ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Gao Jianfu, The Sickly Tiger
The Sickly Tiger1935
The Chinese University of Hong Kong ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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