Way way back, the Chinese invented relief printing and (sorry Gutenberg) also had the 1st printing press. With that out of the way, modernist Chinese printmaking started in the early 20th century with young artists influenced by international currents in art.
Particularly Kathe Kollwitz, Frans Masereel, and the German expressionists. This work was brought to China by a public intellectual named Lu Xun, who exhibited and published the work, and then mentored and published the work of younger Chinese artists.
Particularly Kathe Kollwitz, Frans Masereel, and the German expressionists. This work was brought to China by a public intellectual named Lu Xun, who exhibited and published the work, and then mentored and published the work of younger Chinese artists.
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