Huang Banruo
Huang Banruo (Chinese: 黄般若; Wade–Giles: Huang Pan-jo; 1901–1968}, also romanized as Huang Bore and Wong Po-Yeh,[1]: 227 was a Chinese painter, known for his traditional style landscapes.[2][1]: 235
Huang was born in Guangzhou.[2] His uncle was the painter Huang Shaomei, who he studied under.[2] In 1923, he founded the Guihai Painting Research Society.[2]
From 1924 until 1940, he was active in both Guangzhou and Hong Kong.[2] In 1926, he helped found the Guangdong Association for the Study of Chinese Paintings's Hong Kong branch with Pan Dawei and Deng Erya.[1]: 227 At the same time, he became an art teacher in a middle school.[3]: 191
In 1956, he was a founding member of the Bingshen Art Club alongside artists like Chao Shao-an, Yang Shanshen, and Li Yanshan.[1]: 231 He was friends with Chang Dai-chien and Huang Binhong, which helped connect Hong Kong painters with the prominent Chinese artists of the time.[3]: 191
He finally settled in Hong Kong in 1968,[2] and died later that year at the height of his artistic career.[3]: 192
Selected paintings[edit]
- Village by the Sea (1966-67)[3]: xxi
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Andrews, Julia F.; Shen, Kuiyi (2012). The Art of Modern China. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-23814-5. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f Sullivan, Michael (2006). Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. University of California Press. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-520-24449-8. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d Sullivan, Michael (1996). Art and Artists of Twentieth-century China. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-07556-6. Retrieved 27 November 2019.