Jin Shangyi (born 1934) is a contemporary Chinese oil painter within the neoclassical realism movement in Chinese oil painting. From 1987 to 2001, Jin Shangyi served as president of the

Central Academy of Fine Arts The Central Academy of Fine Arts or CAFA is an art academy under the direct charge of the Ministry of Education of China. The Manila Bulletin calls the school "China’s most prestigious and renowned art academy." It is considered one of the most ...

and professor of the Oil Painting Department.

Art works

Jin Shangyi's paintings have been permanently collected by the National Art Museum of China among others. In 2013, Jin Shangyi's painting ''Tajik Bride'' was sold for 85.1 million yuan ($13.97 million) at the 2013 Autumn Auctions at

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Beijing.

References

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