Li Tiefu

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- Name
- Li Tiefu
- Birth Name
- Li Yutian (李玉田)
- Born
- October 1869
- Birthplace
- Yayao County, Guangdong, Great Qing
- Died
- 16 June 1952
- Field
- Oil Painting, Sculpture, Calligraphy
- Education
- William Merritt Chase John Singer Sargent Li (surname)
- Nationality
- People's Republic of China · Republic of China
- Occupation
- sculptor · painter
- Fields
- oil painting
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Li Tiefu (1869–1952) was a painter and sculptor and a national of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China. The painter was born in Heshan.
Li Tiefu held the position of member of the Constituent National Assembly. The painter was active in oil painting.
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• Name — Li Tiefu • Birth Name — Li Yutian (李玉田) • Native Name — 李鐵夫 • Born — October 1869 • Birthplace — Yayao County, Guangdong, Great Qing • Died — 16 June 1952 • Field — Oil Painting, Sculpture, Calligraphy • Works — Unfinished Portrait of an Old Man Bullfighter The Revoluntary Cai Tingrui The Musician Fish and Aubergine • Education — William Merritt Chase John Singer Sargent Li (surname)
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• Showflag — stp Li Tiefu (October 1869 – 16 June 1952) was a Chinese painter, sculptor, calligrapher and revolutionary, known for introducing western oil painting to China and for assisting Sun Yat-sen in funding the Xinhai revolution and overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. During his time in New York, he was a member of the National Academy of Design (now known as the National Academy Museum and School). Li Tiefu was hailed as one of the most important Cantonese artists of the 20th century at the Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition.
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1869
Li Tiefu born at Heshan.
1952
Li Tiefu died.
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32 Li Tiefu and Western Art, Art and Place, 1996
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