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October 18, 2007
Hoi-chiu Tang A Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting: The Art of Lin Fengmian Exh. cat. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Museum of Art, 2006. 204 pp.; 115 ills. HKD 168.00 (96221520410)

Exhibition schedule: Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong, April 4–June 3, 2007

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Lin Fengmian, Seated Woman. Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. 27 x 25 3/4 in. (68.6 x 65.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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A Pioneer of Modern Chinese Painting: The Art of Lin Fengmian was jointly organized by the Shanghai Art Museum and the Hong Kong Museum of Art. The long-awaited exhibition consisted of paintings from the two museums as well as private collections. On display were the artist’s paintings from the 1930s to the 1980s. This retrospective presented Lin’s technical virtuosity and innovative spirit and reaffirmed his artistic authority in twentieth-century Chinese art. Lin Fengmian was born...