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LU YANSHAO (1909-1993)
Also named Di, whose courtesy name Wanruo, he was a native of
Jiading, Shanghai. A student at Wuxi Academy of Fine Arts since
1927, the same year he studied poetry and calligraphy with Wang
Tongyu. A year later he studied after Feng Chaoran and befriended Wu
Hufan. In 1956 he became a painter at the Shanghai Chinese Painting
Academy. In 1962 he started teaching at Zhejiang Academy of Fine
Arts, and became the principal of the Zhejiang Painting Academy in
1980.
He first practiced landscape paintings by emulating the Four Wangs,
as well as old masters from the Song and Yuan dynasties, while he
took inspiration from his journeys wandering through grand mountains.
His style was heavily influenced by Shi Tao, characterized with smooth
lines and brushstrokes that are lush and delicate at the same time.
He was especially proficient at painting clouds and water, using both
empty space and layered ink techniques. His depictions of clouds and
water were charged with dynamic energy and were highly praised.
He also painted plum blossoms occasionally, rendered with extreme
resolution. He authored Comments on Landscape Paintings, The
Autobiography of Lu Yanshao, and The Painting Collection of Lu
Yanshao, among others.

陸儼少（1909-1993）
又名砥，字宛若。上海嘉定人。一九二七年入無錫美術專科學校，同
年隨王同愈習詩文書法。次年，拜馮超然為師，並結識吳湖帆。一九
五六年為上海中國畫院畫師，一九六二年起執教於浙江美術學院，並
於一九八〇年擔任浙江畫院院長。山水自「四王」入手，上溯宋元諸
家，平生好遊名山，大獲其益。筆墨尤受石濤影響，線條流暢、剛柔
相濟。雲水為其絕詣，「留白」與「積墨」並用，勾雲勾水，變幻多
端，有雄秀跌宕之概，最受讚美。間作梅花，得高古幽峭之致。有
《山水畫芻議》、《陸儼少自述》、《陸儼少畫集》等行世。

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