Family of modern sculptor donates his work to nation By Lin Qi | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-11-25 14:33

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202411/25/WS67441a27a310f1265a1cf6d4.html In the early 1930s, Liu Kaiqu (1904-93) returned after studying sculpture in Europe for a number of years and started teaching at the National Fine Art School, now the China Academy of Art, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. Liu often told students that an artist had to respect and retain a sense of freshness toward his models and subjects.