{"id":16774,"date":"2025-11-21T10:46:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/chu-teh-chun\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T14:17:47","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:17:47","slug":"chu-teh-chun","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/en\/artistes\/chu-teh-chun\/","title":{"rendered":"Chu Teh Chun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;26px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50%||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;1%||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Chu Teh-Chun <span style=\"font-size: x-large;\">(1920-2014)<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Chu Teh-Chun&#8217;s work is rooted in a dual tradition. That of classical Chinese painting and calligraphy, and that of modern Western painting, which he discovered and studied at the Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts from 1935. His encounter with the work of Nicolas de Sta\u00ebl marked a turning point. His painting freed itself from figuration and his palette was enriched by a wide variety of colors and nuances. His inspirations and the emotions he translates into his works with great subtlety are imbued with Chinese poetry, classical music and opera.    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/chu-teh-chun-2002-d2-1.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;chu-teh-chun-2002-d2-1&#8243; align=&#8221;center&#8221; force_fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Works of art by artist Chu Teh-Chun<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_shop type=&#8221;product_category&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;1000&#8243; include_categories=&#8221;309&#8243; columns_number=&#8221;4&#8243; icon_hover_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;Open Sans||||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; price_font=&#8221;EB Garamond||||||||&#8221; price_text_color=&#8221;#515151&#8243; price_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_shop][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1400px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5%||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/galerie-institut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1995-Vitry-portrait-assis-par-Jeff-Hargrove.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;1995 Vitry seated portrait by Jeff Hargrove&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;70%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px||true|false&#8221; sticky_position=&#8221;top&#8221; sticky_offset_top=&#8221;5px&#8221; sticky_limit_bottom=&#8221;row&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||30px||false|false&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;26px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_bottom=&#8221;1px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Biography of artist Chu Teh-Chun<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;2em&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||30px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;23px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Chu Teh-Chun was born in China&#8217;s Anhui (formerly Jiangsu) province in 1920. His father and grandfather were traditional doctors who collected Chinese paintings. Chu learned calligraphy and classical Chinese poetry at an early age. At the age of 15, in 1935, he entered the Hangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, where his teaching was considered avant-garde. His teachers, including his director, the painter Lin Fengmian, had studied at the \u00c9cole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. At the time, Paris was one of the hotbeds of modernism. Chu discovered both Western painting techniques and traditional Chinese painting.<\/p>\n<p>In 1937, at the start of the Sino-Japanese war, Chu left Hangzhou, with the Academy of Fine Arts, for Chongqing in the west, which temporarily became the capital and concentrated intellectuals, universities and high schools. Chu graduated in 1941. He became assistant professor at the National Academy of Fine Arts, which at the time united the Peking and Hangzhou academies. 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