Jin Shangyi | |
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靳尚谊 | |
Born | 1934 |
Nationality | Chinese |
Known for | Figurative Art |
Jin Shangyi (born in 1934) is a contemporary Chinese oil painter within the neoclassical realism movement in Chinese oil painting. [1] From 1987 to 2001, Jin Shangyi served as president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts and professor of the Oil Painting Department. [2]
Jin Shangyi's paintings have been permanently collected by the National Art Museum of China among others. [3] [4]
In 2013, Jin Shangyi's painting Tajik Bride was sold for 85.1 million yuan ($13.97 million) at the 2013 Autumn Auctions at China Guardian Beijing. [5] [6]
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