He died on Feb 6, one month after the close of the exhibition, leaving his wishes unfulfilled. For 20 years, Li devoted himself to art education, and his strict methods helped to develop the abilities of innumerable artists in Taiwan.
看到李梅樹逝世的新聞，不少人深感悵惘：這位意志堅強、執著藝事的老畫家，果真離開了他一生寄情的繪事，和灌注無比心血的美術教育崗位？