Artist's family donates masterwork to national academy By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-07-26 14:54

Artist's family donates masterwork to national academy By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-07-26 14:54 https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202407/26/WS66a34842a31095c51c51024a.html One of the preeminent artists of 20th-century China, Jiang Zhaohe (1904-86) left an oeuvre that integrates the precision and dimensions of Western techniques with the shading and layering of classic Chinese painting. His work was realistic, with strong humanistic tendencies and allowed him to present a vivid profile of ordinary people, especially those suffering from hardship.