Zhao Shaoang

Zhao Shao'ang, MBE (March 6, 1905 - January 28, 1998), formerly known as Yuan, courtesy name Shuyi, originally from Panyu, Guangdong, is a Chinese painter. Together with Li Xiongcai, Guan Shanyue and Yang Shanshen, they are known as the four famous masters of the second generation Lingnan School of Painting. Zhao studied under the master Gao Qifeng of the Lingnan School, and was also inspired by the famous Lingnan master Gao Jianfu. He devoted himself to modernizing the art of Chinese painting and had a profound impact on bringing Chinese painting to the world. Together with Gao Qifeng's other six sons Zhang Kunyi, Ye Shaobing, He Qiyuan, Rong Shushi, Huang Shaoqiang and Zhou Zhoufeng, they are called the "Seven Sons of Tianfeng". Zhao is good at painting flowers, birds, insects, fish, figures and animals, and landscapes. He is especially famous internationally for his flower-and-bird paintings.