Woman behind the artist
By Lin Qi | China Daily | Updated: 2015-06-18 08:29
Liao Jingwen, widow of famed painter Xu Beihong, devoted her life to his legacy, Lin Qi reports.
Liao Jingwen, widow of the great painter and art educator Xu Beihong (1895-1953), died peacefully on Tuesday night at her residence in Beijing. She was 92.
She was reported to have been authenticating a painting attributed to Xu on Monday, when she was last heard talking.
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