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.

Xu Beihong Artworks

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头像 (Portrait), 1950

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头像 (Portrait), 1950

Sale Date: December 3, 2012

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Ink Bamboo, 1940

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Ink Bamboo, 1940

Sale Date: November 27, 2012

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Horse Grazing, 1946

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Horse Grazing, 1946

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Standing Horse, 1939

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Standing Horse, 1939

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Two Birds in Autumn, 1942

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Two Birds in Autumn, 1942

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Study of a Horse

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Study of a Horse

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Two Birds on Willow, 1944

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Two Birds on Willow, 1944

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Running Horse, 1936

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Running Horse, 1936

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Magpies and Blossoms, 1941

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Magpies and Blossoms, 1941

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Bamboo and Plum Blossoms, 1941

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Bamboo and Plum Blossoms, 1941

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Calligraphy (couplet), 1941

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Calligraphy (couplet), 1941

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Trees, 1940

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Trees, 1940

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Galloping Horse

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Galloping Horse

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Eagle, 1942

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Eagle, 1942

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Magpies, 1938

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Magpies, 1938

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Two Birds, 1943

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Two Birds, 1943

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Mynah Birds, 1942

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Mynah Birds, 1942

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Running Horse, 1937

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Running Horse, 1937

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Cat

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Cat

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Galloping Stallion, 1949

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Galloping Stallion, 1949

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Magpies on a Tree Branch, 1946

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Magpies on a Tree Branch, 1946

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Landscape of Guizhou, 1942

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Landscape of Guizhou, 1942

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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Magpies on Branches, 1936

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Magpies on Branches, 1936

Sale Date: November 26, 2012

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行书自作诗一首 (Calligraphy of a poem in running..., 1937

Xu Beihong

行书自作诗一首 (Calligraphy of a poem in running..., 1937

Sale Date: December 4, 2012

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