Wu Guanzhong
Chinese · 1919–2010 · Painter
Wu Guanzhong was a contemporary Chinese painter widely recognized as a founder of modern Chinese painting. He is considered to be one of the greatest contemporary Chinese… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Spring to the NorthRavenel · HK$12,400,000≈ $1,594,020≈ £968,479≈ €1,116,886Sign up to see
Plum Blossom in the SnowRavenel · HK$6,600,000≈ $846,780≈ £544,448≈ €634,387Sign up to see
The Blooming MountainRavenel · HK$6,460,000≈ $833,340≈ £556,227≈ €660,961Sign up to see
Wu Guanzhong’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Wu Guanzhong was a contemporary Chinese painter widely recognized as a founder of modern Chinese painting. He is considered to be one of the greatest contemporary Chinese painters. Wu's artworks display both Western and Eastern influences, such as the Western style of Fauvism and the Eastern style of Chinese calligraphy. Wu painted various aspects of China, including its architecture, plants, animals, people, as well as many of its landscapes and waterscapes, in a style reminiscent of the impressionist painters of the early 1900s. He was also a writer on contemporary Chinese art.
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Also known as Guan Zhong Wu, Guanzhong Wu, Kuan-chung Wu, Tu, Tu Wu, Tutu, Tutu Wu, Wu Kuan-chung and 1 other name form
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