Wu Guanzhong

(Chinese, 1919–2010)

Wu Guanzhong was a Chinese artist known for landscapes that combined traditional Eastern ink wash drawing with Western oil painting. His willingness to teach Western art techniques made him the target of political oppression during the Cultural Revolution, constricting his creative output until the 1980s when he was again free to paint works like Pine Spirit (1984). “Art is like a kite,” he once mused. “You have to pull the string hard in order to stretch it to its limit, but you don't want to pull it so hard that you break the thread, because the thread connects you to the land and its peoples.” Born on August 29, 1919 in Jiangsu Province, China, he traveled to Paris to study on scholarship at the École nationale supérieur des Beaux-Arts in 1947. His time in France inspired him, and he left having gleaned formal ideas from Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne, and Vincent van Gogh. He was the first living Chinese artist to be given a solo show at London’s British Museum in 1992. Wu died on June 25, 2010 in Beijing, China at the age of 90. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Spencer Museum of Art in Lawrence, KS, the National Gallery Singapore, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. 992. Wu died on June 25, 2010 in Beijing, China at the age of 90.

Wu Guanzhong News

On View

Chu Teh-Chun's Abstract Landscapes Dazzle at a Rare Retrospective in Venice

by Vivienne Chow
Chu Teh-Chun's Abstract Landscapes Dazzle at a Rare Retrospective in Venice
Auctions

By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Sotheby's Hong Kong 'The Now' and Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sales, April 2024

by Vivienne Chow
By the Numbers: A Breakdown of Results from Sotheby's Hong Kong 'The Now' and Modern and Contemporary Art Evening Sales, April 2024
Analysis

The Once-Hot Chinese Art Market Is Struggling to Reignite, According to a New Report

by Eileen Kinsella
The Once-Hot Chinese Art Market Is Struggling to Reignite, According to a New Report

Wu Guanzhong Artworks

Artworks for Sale &
Auction Results

Wu Guanzhong (4,005 results)
A lotus pond (V) 荷塘（五）, 1995

Wu Guanzhong

A lotus pond (V) 荷塘（五）, 1995

Sale Date: May 9, 2024

Auction Closed

LOTUS | 荷

Wu Guanzhong

LOTUS | 荷

Sale Date: April 6, 2024

Auction Closed

A TRAIN JOURNEY TO THE MOUNTAINS 火車走進山區

Wu Guanzhong

A TRAIN JOURNEY TO THE MOUNTAINS 火車走進山區

Sale Date: April 9, 2024

Auction Closed

COTTAGE IN JIANG NAN 燕語鄉情 , 1987

Wu Guanzhong

COTTAGE IN JIANG NAN 燕語鄉情 , 1987

Sale Date: April 9, 2024

Auction Closed

DUCKS IN SPRING JIANGNAN 春江水暖鴨先知

Wu Guanzhong

DUCKS IN SPRING JIANGNAN 春江水暖鴨先知

Sale Date: April 9, 2024

Auction Closed

版画 老重庆, 1999

Wu Guanzhong

版画 老重庆, 1999

Sale Date: March 31, 2024

Auction Closed

版画 太湖鹅群, 1974

Wu Guanzhong

版画 太湖鹅群, 1974

Sale Date: March 31, 2024

Auction Closed

Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | A tree in the Li village..., 1972

Wu Guanzhong

Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | A tree in the Li village..., 1972

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

Auction Closed

Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | Spring over Sichuan..., 1979

Wu Guanzhong

Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | Spring over Sichuan..., 1979

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

Auction Closed

Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | Cooking Smokes from..., 1962

Wu Guanzhong

Wu Guanzhong 吳冠中 | Cooking Smokes from..., 1962

Sale Date: April 5, 2024

Auction Closed

周莊雙橋; River Town Zhou Zhuang, 1985

Wu Guanzhong

周莊雙橋; River Town Zhou Zhuang, 1985

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

Auction Closed

荷塘魚樂圖; Fishes in Lotus Pond, 1986

Wu Guanzhong

荷塘魚樂圖; Fishes in Lotus Pond, 1986

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

Auction Closed

青城山; Verdant Mountain of Qingcheng, 2005

Wu Guanzhong

青城山; Verdant Mountain of Qingcheng, 2005

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

Auction Closed

花溪; Willow at the Shore, 1982

Wu Guanzhong

花溪; Willow at the Shore, 1982

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

Auction Closed

盆花; Vase of Flowers, 1973

Wu Guanzhong

盆花; Vase of Flowers, 1973

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

Auction Closed

人養水仙過好年; Narcissus, 2005

Wu Guanzhong

人養水仙過好年; Narcissus, 2005

Sale Date: April 8, 2024

Auction Closed

The Wangshi Garden of Suzhou | 蘇州網師園, 1983

Wu Guanzhong

The Wangshi Garden of Suzhou | 蘇州網師園, 1983

Sale Date: April 7, 2024

Auction Closed

A New House | 新居, 1972

Wu Guanzhong

A New House | 新居, 1972

Sale Date: April 7, 2024

Auction Closed

The Yulong Mountains Snowcapped | 玉龍雪山, 1978

Wu Guanzhong

The Yulong Mountains Snowcapped | 玉龍雪山, 1978

Sale Date: April 7, 2024

Auction Closed

River Village

Attributed to Wu Guanzhong

River Village

Sale Date: March 15, 2024

Auction Closed

Gulangyu, 1980–1989

Wu Guanzhong

Gulangyu, 1980–1989

Sale Date: March 19, 2024

Auction Closed

山村

Wu Guanzhong

山村

Sale Date: March 15, 2024

Auction Closed

The Great Wall, 2007

Wu Guanzhong

The Great Wall, 2007

Sale Date: March 8, 2024

Auction Closed

版画 高粱地

Wu Guanzhong

版画 高粱地

Sale Date: March 2, 2024

Auction Closed

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