Chen Yifei

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Chinese

Born in 1946 in Ningbo, China.

Died in 2005 in Shanghai, China, aged 58.

He spent most of his life in China. He also briefly lived in the United States in the 1980s to study Western art.

Typical Subject Matter:

He typically painted portraits and figurative scenes, particularly portraits of Chinese women in traditional costumes. He also painted scenes of workers or heroic figures, often associated with socialist China, as well as landscapes of modern China.

Typical Style:

He is renowned for blending Chinese artistic traditions with European realist and romantic currents. His figurative paintings feature a realistic treatment of figures, space, and light. Great attention is paid to detail and meticulous rendering of textures. He used vivid, saturated colors, which he liked to contrast with shades of gray, brown, and earthy tones.

His works are often imbued with a melancholy, poetic atmosphere.

Typical Material and Media:

He mostly worked in oil on canvas. For his drawings, he used ink or watercolour on paper.

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