Ren Xun
Ren Xun was born in 1835. Xun died in 1893 at Su Zhou. Ren Xun was recorded as painter.
Ren Xun
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- Born
- 1835
- Died
- 1893 · Su Zhou.
- Nationality
- Qing dynasty
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- sketch · shinü painting · portrait · shan shui
- Movements
- Shanghai School
- Teachers
- Ren Xiong
In this article
Biography
Training under Ren Xiong is recorded. Ren Bonian and Ren Yu are recorded as having studied under Ren Xun. The field of work recorded is sketch, shinü painting and portrait. Chen Hongshou is recorded as an influence. Work by Ren Xun is recorded in the collections of Ashmolean Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria and Harvard Art Museums.
Crane by Ren Xun, ink and color on paper, 1881, private collection
Ren Xun
Bodhidharma Crossing the Ocean on a Leaf by Ren Xun, Qing dynasty, 19th century, ink and color on paper, private collection
Ren Xun
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Elsewhere in Paintings
18,133 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Rémy NoëArtist
- Ren BonianArtist
- Ren RenfaArtist
- Ren XiongArtist
- Renato BirolliArtist
- Renato GuttusoArtist
- René BouchéArtist
- René BrôArtist
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