吴冠中，1919年出生于江苏省宜兴县。1942年毕业于国立艺术专科学校，1946年考取教育部公费留学，1947年到巴黎国立高级美术学校，随苏沸尔学校学习西洋美术史。吴冠中1950年秋返国。先后任教于中央美术学院、清华大学建筑系、北京艺术学院、中央工艺美术学院。现任中央工艺美术学院教授、中国美术家协会顾问，全国政协委员等职。
曾出版过《吴冠中素描、色彩画选》、《吴冠中中国画选一辑》、《东寻西找集》、《吴冠中散文选》等。
Wu Guangzhong (Born 1919)
Born in 1919, Wu Guangzhong also named Tu, is a native
of Yixing in Jiangsu province. He was originally an
engineering student, yet upon his visit to Hangzhou
National Art College headed by Lin Fengmian, he was
immediately fascinated by the brilliance of art and
devoted his life to it. Wu graduated from the Hangzhou
National Art College in 1942 and became one of the best
student of Lin. He went to France in 1947 and entered
the ole Nationale Sup?ieure des Beaux Arts in Paris.
After his return to China in 1950, he took a series of
teaching post in various academies including the Central
Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Qinghua University and
Beijing Arts School. Wu has numerous publications
including Kite with Unbroken String, On Coping Styles
and Searching East and West. Wu is an energetic and
creative artist who excels equally in oil and ink
painting. For decades he has been exploring ways of
reconciling the two traditions, and in his work shows a
mutual influence of Chinese and Western styles. His
early works which depicted Jiangnan river houses as a
major theme were highly poetic. Special emphasis was
given to the mix and match of points, lines and surfaces
in his composition. His outdoor landscapes are
wonderfully conceived, involving selection of different
vantage points as the artist seeks the subtle movements
and serene presence of nature through painted forms.
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