Famous for her oil paintings, sketches and ink and wash works, she was an accomplished artist, as well as a calligrapher and writer.

He served successively as the secretary of Sun Chuanfang and the standing committee member of the Kuomintang in Anhui province.

[1] In 1930, Sun Duoci audited classes in the fine arts department of Nanjing Central University during which time she was introduced to another famous painter, Zong Baihua.

Jiang Biwei, mother to Xu's two children, was so annoyed that she destroyed all of her husband's work that featured Sun.

The status of their affair has been questioned in later accounts, as Xu's second wife, Liao Jingwen, wrote in her biography that was never any improper relationship between Sun and her husband.

Instead, Liao stated that the gossip was mainly spread by Zhang Daofan, who wanted to separate Jiang Biwei from her husband.

Xu abandoned his wife and two children, and arranged for Sun's whole family to move to Guilin where she worked as a civil servant.

[1] Xu, who was now a nationally well known painter, announced publicly in the newspaper Central Daily News that he would no longer live with his wife.

Sun went on to study at Columbia University in the United States and then went to the National Academy of Fine Arts in France.

[1] “Spring Dawn on Xuanwu Lake" "Self-Portrait of Sun Duoci" 1930, Sketch "The Swab Bottle" "Shi Xiao Gong" 1934, "The lion" 1961, Oil Painting "Thai Princess" "Tian Wen" "The Contemplator" "Farming" "Sister" Her work "'Landscape; Lady" sold at auction for over $110,000 in 2014.