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Xue Yanqun was born in China and received a master’s oil paintings. Xue Yanqun’s works have been published,
degree in fine arts in 1989. He was a professor at Lu Xun detailed, and introduced by art publications such as
Academy of Fine Arts. Xue’s works are influenced not only “International Artist”, “Connoisseur”, “Contemporary
by early Italian Renaissance painters but also by traditional International Artist”, “Portrait of World Top Figures”,
Chinese meticulous figure painting, which has a strong “World Contemporary Art”, etc. More than 200 works have
oriental artistic appeal. His early works are all based participated in art exhibitions held in China and around the
on Asian women, showing their restrained beauty and world. Six works were auctioned at Hong Kong Christie’s
elegance. He now paints numerous portraits and figures in Art Auction, and nearly 300 works were collected by
his studio in Vancouver. His paintings have profound and the National Art Museum of China, overseas academic
solid sketch skills and the performance skills of traditional institutions, and private collectors around the world.
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