The National Art Museum of China (NAMOC) kicked off a new exhibition on Wednesday to commemorate the 120th anniversary of renowned painter Qian Songyan's passing. 

The exhibition features 20 pieces from the museum's own collection and 100 artworks from Qian's family as well as documents across three sections. 

Born in East China's Jiangsu Province in 1899, Qian rose to fame in the 1930s. 

He held his first solo exhibition at NAMOC in 1964. 

The new landscape painting school he led dominated the traditional paintings of the time. 

The exhibition is set to run until August 11.