Xu Beihong

(Chinese, 1895–1953)

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.

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策马图

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策马图

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立马图

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立马图

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八骏图

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八骏图

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八骏图

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八骏图

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负伤之狮

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负伤之狮

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劲草骏马图

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劲草骏马图

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狮子 (Lion), 1943

Xu Beihong

狮子 (Lion), 1943

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幽竹仕女 (Ladies and bamboo), 1934

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幽竹仕女 (Ladies and bamboo), 1934

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马到功成 (Success will coming soon), 1940

Xu Beihong

马到功成 (Success will coming soon), 1940

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柳阴立马图 (Horses under willow), 1942

Xu Beihong

柳阴立马图 (Horses under willow), 1942

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行书 (Calligraphy), 1945

Xu Beihong

行书 (Calligraphy), 1945

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水牛图 (Buffalo), 1944

Xu Beihong

水牛图 (Buffalo), 1944

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双鹅金鱼 (Double goose gold fish), 1946

Wang Yachen and Xu Beihong

双鹅金鱼 (Double goose gold fish), 1946

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猫石图 (Cat), 1938

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猫石图 (Cat), 1938

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雙馬(two horses), 1940

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雙馬(two horses), 1940

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奔馬(horse), 1951

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奔馬(horse), 1951

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松鵲圖(magpies on pine tree), 1938

Xu Beihong

松鵲圖(magpies on pine tree), 1938

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奔馬(galloping horse)

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奔馬(galloping horse)

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行書(calligraphy), 1942

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行書(calligraphy), 1942

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行書(poem)

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行書(poem)

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竹(bamboo), 1944

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竹(bamboo), 1944

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墨竹(bamboo in wind)

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墨竹(bamboo in wind)

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Pine, 1932

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Pine, 1932

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Magpies under the willows, 1947

Xu Beihong

Magpies under the willows, 1947

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