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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionChinese Collection Object numberNU22003-0 TitlePlum Blossoms CreatorLiu Haishu DescriptionLiu Haisu was much inspired by Western art. Although he advocated the modernisation of Chinese art, he did not reject native painting traditions. He was influenced in the native traditions by Shitao (1642 - 1707) of the early Qing period. Liu Haisu also learned from the Western modernist masters, especially the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. As one of the founders of the Shanghai Academy of Art, Liu Haisu helped establish the use of nude models in Chinese art education. Production period20th Century Object categoryChinese painting MaterialInk & colour on paper Dimensions H: 146.1 cm L: 76 cm H: 245 cm L: 103.3 cm

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TitlePlum Blossoms

DescriptionLiu Haisu was much inspired by Western art. Although he advocated the modernisation of Chinese art, he did not reject native painting traditions. He was influenced in the native traditions by Shitao (1642 - 1707) of the early Qing period. Liu Haisu also learned from the Western modernist masters, especially the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. As one of the founders of the Shanghai Academy of Art, Liu Haisu helped establish the use of nude models in Chinese art education.

Production period20th Century

Object categoryChinese painting

MaterialInk & colour on paper

Dimensions

H: 146.1 cm
L: 76 cm
H: 245 cm
L: 103.3 cm