Chen Lin (painter) explained

Chen Lin (; ca. 1260 - 1320)^[1] was a Chinese landscape painter during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368). His specific birth and death dates are not known.

Chen was born in Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province.^[2] His style name was 'Zhongmei'. Chen was instructed by Zhao Mengfu. He specialized in landscape, human figure, and bird-and-flower paintings, and his style utilized bold and vigorous strokes with light colors.

References

• Barnhart, R. M. et al. (1997). Three thousand years of Chinese painting. New Haven, Yale University Press.

Notes and References

1. Barnhart: 374.
2. Web site: Chen Lin Brief Biography. 2008-07-11. 2008-10-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20081014003844/http://www.china-on-site.com/pages/painter/1005.php. dead.