Xu Beihong
(Chinese, 1895–1953)
Biography
Xu Beihong was a Chinese painter best known for his traditional ink paintings of horses, birds, and landscapes. With a masterful command of his medium, the artist was able to achieve a sense of movement in just a few brushstrokes. Along with his more traditional ink washes, Xu also created large-scale oil paintings in a European academic style that depicted classic Chinese scenes and portraits. Born on July 19, 1895 in Yixing, China, Xu began to study ink painting when he was just six years old, and went on to study the École National Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris as a young man. The artist exhibited throughout Europe during his life, though he was an extreme opponent of the Modernist work he saw at the time. Today, Xu’s works are in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum was established at his house after his death on September 26, 1953 in Beijing, China.
Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction
九州无事乐耕耘 (Cultivation on the Peaceful Land), 1951
Sold price: 41,899,616 USD
Xu Beihong Artworks
Xu Beihong
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.jpg "立马 (Standing horse), 1930")
.jpg "秋风 (Bird on the branch), 1936")
.jpg "鹰击长空 (Eagle), 1943")
.jpg "松寿图 (Pine), 1948")
.jpg "竹鸡图 (Cock and bamboos), 1943")
-(2-works).jpg "竹林只雀 行书放翁书 (Sparrow and bamboo；calligraphy)..., 1927")
Xu Beihong
竹林只雀 行书放翁书 (Sparrow and bamboo；calligraphy)..., 1927
Sale Date: June 3, 2013
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.jpg "马 (Standing horse)")
.jpg "喜鹊 (The magpie), 1935")
.jpg "猫石图 (Cats on the rock), 1942")
.jpg "柳下立马图 (Standing horse), 1935")
.jpg "鱼鹰图 (Ospreys)")
.jpg "立马 (Horse), 1942")
.jpg "双喜 (Magpies), 1942")
.jpg "飞腾 (Running horse), 1947")
.jpg "双吉图 (Double happiness), 1942")
.jpg "红叶四喜图 (Four magpies), 1942")
.jpg "俯首甘为孺子牛 (Cattle), 1931")
.jpg "饮水思源 (Drinking horse)")
.jpg "奔马图 (Galloping horse), 1947")
.jpg "钟馗图 (Zhang Kui served by the demon), 1938")
.jpg "飞腾 (Running horse), 1944")
.jpg "奔马图 (Running horse), 1939")
.jpg "紫竹观音图 (Guan Yin)")
.jpg "钟馗 (Figure of Zhong Kui), 1937")
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