Ma Quan 马泉

Ma Quan was born in Qingxu, Shanxi Province, in 1938. He graduated from the National Painting Department of the Central Art Academy in 1962. In the following years, he perfected his technique in the Beijing Painting Academy. He has spent most of his professional life in various academies in Beijing.

Li Zicheng, 1982 Li Zicheng, 1982

The two-poster set devoted to the Ming-era peasant rebellion leader Li Zicheng was made in collaboration with Hua Yu. Ma specializes in figurative painting in the 工笔 gongbi-style.

Source:
Zhongguo meishuguan (ed.), 中国美术年鉴 1949-1989 (Guilin: Guangxi meishu chubanshe, 1993) [in Chinese]

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