Li Tiefu

{{Short description|Chinese painter and artist}}

{{Infobox Artist

|name = Li Tiefu

|image =File:李鐵夫.jpg

| birth_name = Li Yutian (李玉田)

| native_name = 李鐵夫

| birth_date = October 1869

| birth_place = Yayao County, Guangdong, Great Qing

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1952|6|16|1869|10|df=y}}

| nationality = Chinese

|field = Oil Painting, Sculpture, Calligraphy

|training =

|movement =

|works = Unfinished Portrait of an Old Man
Bullfighter
The Revoluntary Cai Tingrui
The Musician
Fish and Aubergine

|patrons =

|education =William Merritt Chase
John Singer Sargent

|influenced =

}}

{{family name hatnote|Li (surname)|lang=Chinese}}

{{Infobox Chinese|showflag=stp|s=李铁夫|t=李鐵夫|p=Lǐ Tiěfū}}

Li Tiefu (October 1869 – 16 June 1952) was a Chinese painter, sculptor, calligrapher and revolutionary, known for introducing western oil painting to China and for assisting Sun Yat-sen in funding the Xinhai revolution and overthrowing the Qing Dynasty. During his time in New York, he was a member of the National Academy of Design (now known as the National Academy Museum and School).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccartsc.com/Artist.php?aid=16|title=傳承藝術中心|website=www.ccartsc.com|access-date=2017-07-04}} Li Tiefu was hailed as one of the most important Cantonese artists of the 20th century at the Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.eguangzhou.gov.cn/2017-08/08/c_97417.htm|title=Guangdong Art Centennial Exhibition gets underway|website=www.eguangzhou.gov.cn|language=en|access-date=2018-06-17}}