Sun Duoci | |
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![]() Portrait by Xu Beihong | |
Born | Sun Yunjun 1912 Shou County, China |
Died | March 1975 (aged 62–63) Los Angeles, US |
Nationality | Chinese |
Known for | painting |
Spouse | Xu Shaodi |
Partner | Xu Beihong |
Sun Duoci (Chinese: 孙多慈; 1912 – March 1975) was a Chinese artist. Famous for her oil paintings, sketches and ink and wash works, she was an accomplished artist, as well as a calligrapher and writer.[1] One of her pieces has sold at auction for more than $100,000.[2] She was taught by the well-known artist Xu Beihong, who regarded her as a "painter of genius" and had an affair with her.[3]