Ding Yanyong (Ting Yin Yung)

China · 1902–1978 · 1 work

Born in Guangdong in 1902, Ding Yanyong was a pioneer of Chinese modernism. Trained in Tokyo, he absorbed the lessons of Matisse and Fauvism and later settled in Hong Kong, where he taught and co-founded the New Asia College art department. His work unites Western colour with the spirit of Chinese ink painting.