Li Tiefu | |
Birth Name: | Li Yutian (李玉田) |
Native Name: | 李鐵夫 |
Birth Date: | October 1869 |
Birth Place: | Yayao County, Guangdong, Great Qing |
Nationality: | Chinese |
Field: | Oil Painting, Sculpture, Calligraphy |
Works: | Unfinished Portrait of an Old Man Bullfighter The Revoluntary Cai Tingrui The Musician Fish and Aubergine |
Education: | William Merritt Chase John Singer Sargent |
Showflag: | stp |
S: | 李铁夫 |
T: | 李鐵夫 |
P: | Lǐ Tiěfū |
Li Tiefu (October 1869 – 16 June 1952) was a Chinese painter, sculptor, calligrapher and revolutionary, known for introducing western oil painting to China and for assisting Sun Yat-sen in funding the Xinhai revolution and overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. During his time in New York, he was a member of the National Academy of Design (now known as the National Academy Museum and School).[1] Li Tiefu was hailed as one of the most important Cantonese artists of the 20th century at the Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition.[2]