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Attr. YING YEPING Chinese 1910-1990 Watercolor

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Attr. YING YEPING Chinese 1910-1990 Watercolor
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Ink and watercolor on paper roll, featuring mountainous landscape, signed and attributed to Ying Yeping (Chinese, 1910-1990), inscribed with 1 artist seal, 70 x 46 cm, Ying hails from Ninghai, Zhejiang Province. He was taught at home and started specializing in nature painting when he was 16. In 1949 he established himself as a specialized painter in Shanghai and took up teaching as a Professor at the New China Art School. After 1949 he also took up the position of deputy head of the editorial office at the Shanghai People's Fine Arts Publishing House. In 1960 he became a Professor at the Shanghai Art School, and in 1983, he became a Professor at the Arts Department of Shanghai University.