Liu Haisu, Chinese, 1896 to 1994, an oil on cardboard painting depicting a Post Impressionist landscape. Housed in a wooden frame with an attached nameplate inscribed in Latin and Chinese. Note: Liu Haisu, Chinese painter and teacher, combined traditional Chinese painting methods with European techniques, especially those of van Gogh and Cézanne, and promoted this style as a model for revolutionizing art education in China. As the leader of art schools in Shanghai and Nanjing , Liu exerted extraordinary influence. The scion of a distinguished literary family, Liu studied calligraphy under Kang Youwei and traditional landscape and flower painting under Wu Changshi and Chen Hengke. One of a kind artwork. Modernist Paintings, Chinese Fine Art And Wall Decor Collectibles.