Wu Hufan (1894-1968)
A native of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, he is good at Chinese painting
He has served as a painter at the Shanghai Academy of Chinese Painting
Shanghai Art School, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts
Teacher of Chinese painting at Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts
Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, Shanghai University
Vice Chairman of Shanghai Branch of China Artists Association
In the early years with Puru, he was known as "Southern Wu and Northern Pu"
Later, with Wu Zishen, Wu Zhiqiu, Feng Chaoran,
In the painting world, it is known as "three Wu and one Feng"
Wu Hufan is known as the first person to paint bamboo in recent times, he painted bamboo from the Song people double hook, and also participated in zhao yong ink bamboo and Yun Shouping's boneless method.
He painted bamboo in light ink or light color, especially the use and control of water just right, so that the bamboo leaves have the tendency of "phoenix tail curls".
The bamboo in his pen is sparse and elegant, refreshing and clean, beautiful and rich, with a literati-like poetic context, appreciated, and pleasant!
Wuhu Fan Bamboo Map Appreciation