Artist  (August 29, 1919 AD～June 25, 2010 AD)

Last Name：	吴
First Name：	冠中
Birth Place：	江苏宜兴县闸口乡北渠村
 Scholar： 《我负丹青——画坛泰斗吴冠中自传》 吴冠中绘画作品集（300张高清） Read works of Wu Guanzhong at 历史大观 Read works of Wu Guanzhong at 百家争鸣

Wu, alias Tu, 1919, was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province rural. In 1942, graduated from the Hangzhou National Art College, he taught at the National Department of Architecture, Chongqing University. In 1946, the first painting obtain national funding to study abroad. 1947, attended the National Higher School of Fine Arts in Paris. In 1950, returning from abroad, teaching at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 1953, associate professor of architecture at Tsinghua University. In 1956, teaching at the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts. In 1964, teaching at the Central Academy of Arts. In 1970, the "Cultural Revolution" period was sent to work in the countryside of Hebei. 1973, transferred back to Beijing to attend the hotel paintings. In 1978, the Central Academy of Arts hosted "Wu Guanzhong Exhibition." 1979, was elected executive director of the Chinese Artists Association. In 1987, the Hong Kong Arts Centre, "Wu Guanzhong retrospective." In 1991, the French Ministry of Culture awarded the "Knight of the French literary highest." In 1992, broke the British Museum exhibition of relics and practice only the first time, living painter Wu Guanzhong hold "Wu - Chinese painter of the twentieth century" exhibition, and solemnly a huge collection of Wu Guanzhong Ink work "bird paradise. " In 1993, France 巴黎塞纽奇 Museum "to the world - Wu Guanzhong painting ink sketch exhibition", and presented to him, "Paris gold medal." In 1994, the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee was elected. In 1999, the Ministry of Culture, "Wu Guanzhong painting." In 2000, elected a corresponding member of the French Institute of Arts, was the first award of the Chinese artists, which is set up for almost two hundred years the French Institute of the first Asian to get the job. According to "Wu chronology" in the know, in 1939, Wu 20, Wu Guanzhong period in art, love Van Gogh, Gauguin, in the screen like to use strong colors Rounds, named itself "Wu Tu tea, "the pen name, later changed to" Tu ", specializing in signature images
Artist Biography
Wu Guanzhong, 50 to 70 years dedicated to painting scenery creation, and exploration for oil nationalization. He tried to European oil paintings depicting nature intuitively vivid, rich color of fine oil paintings and Chinese traditional arts and spiritual, aesthetic ideal fusion together. He specializes in the performance of south of Yangtze River scenery, such as the new spring green, a thin mist, waterfront cottage, black tiles and white walls, harmonious, fresh colors, quiet, light the realm of beauty, to produce a lyrical picture of infection force.
His masterpiece oil painting of "Three Gorges", "the hometown of Lu Xun" and so on. Representative works of Chinese painting "Spring Snow" and "Lion" "Great Wall" and so on. His publications include "Wu Guanzhong Painting Collection" "Selected Paintings of Wu Guanzhong," "Wu Guanzhong Oil Painting," "Wu Guanzhong painting selections" (1 ~ 4) and "East seeking to find set of the West" "continue line kite," "Pole to Pole" "Whose pink this" " Wu drawings, color paintings and the "" Selected Paintings of Wu in China a series of "" Wu Prose "and so on