'Export art'

Through the 18th and 19th centuries, Guangzhou, in South China's Guangdong province, was a gateway and window to connect the hinterland of China and the world as Chinese products were traded to other continents, and meanwhile, foreign art and crafts were introduced to the country. The techniques of oil painting and watercolor were adopted by many local artists as a means of living. They made artworks depicting Chinese landscapes and folk life that were sold to clients in Europe.

Acclimation of Art, an exhibition at Guangdong Museum, in the provincial capital Guangzhou, zooms in on such cultural communication between China and the West. It shows examples of the genre of "export art" at the time, made in a typical style to cater to the demands of the European market. Works on show are drawn from the collection of several museums in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao.

The exhibition ends on March 26.

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