Cai Weilian
Appearance
Cai Weilian | |
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Born | 1904 |
Died | 1939 (aged 34–35) |
Nationality | Chinese |
Occupation | Painter |
Spouse | Lin Wenzheng |
Cai Weilian (Chinese: 蔡威廉; 1904 – 1939) was a Chinese painter.
Early life
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Cai Weilian was born and raised in Shaoxing, Zhejiang; of Chinese philosopher Cai Yuanpei's seven children, Weilian was reportedly his favourite.[1] She studied oil painting in both Belgium and France.[1]
Career
Cai specialised in modernist oil painting and became a professor at the Hangzhou-based National Academy of Art in 1928.[1]
Later years
Cai Weilian married fellow artist Lin Wenzheng and relocated to Kunming, Yunnan. She died after childbirth in 1939.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Sullivan, Michael (2006). Modern Chinese Artists: A Biographical Dictionary. University of California Press. p. 7. ISBN 9780520244498.