Wang Nong

Wang Nong (1926–March 26, 2013) was a Chinese artist born in Fengtian (now Shenyang), Liaoning Province. His birth name was Litian, and he also went by the name "Guanwai Ren," or "Outsider." In 1949 he migrated to Taiwan, where he pursued a career in graphic design in textile factories as well as in comic creation. Eventually, he focused solely on his artistic pursuits, and received the first-place award in the Chinese painting category in the Zhongshan Literary and Art Creation Awards in 1978. After the lifting of martial law in Taiwan on July 15, 1987, Wang actively engaged in artistic exchanges between Taiwan and mainland China. Aside from ink paintings of horses, he also used characters from Chinese opera as a major creative theme. Provided by Wikipedia