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Lin Fengmian (1900 to 1991)
Born in Guangdong, China. Lin went to France to study painting at age 18. During his four-year stay, he studied in Dijon and Paris. He returned to China to become the president of the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts at age 26. He also established the Hangzhou National Academy of Arts and became the godfather of modern Chinese art, having instructed Zao Wou-ki, Chu Teh-chun and several others who would themselves become contemporary masters. He retired from teaching in 1952 to devote his energies to painting. He moved to Hong Kong in 1977 where he lived until his death.
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