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 "喜鹊鸣柳图 (A magpie singing in spring), 1943")
.jpg "行书七言诗 (Seven-character poem in running script), 1940")
Xu Beihong
行书七言诗 (Seven-character poem in running script), 1940
Sale Date: June 29, 2008
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.jpg "秋兴图 (Two horses), 1943")
.jpg "奔马图 (A running horse), 1943")
.jpg "故乡野色图 (Scenery of hometown)")
.jpg "竹石图 (Bamboo and Stone), 1936")
.jpg "立马图 (Horse)")
.jpg "饮马图 (Horse Drinking), 1942")
.jpg "奔马图 (Galloping horse), 1944")
.jpg "临北魏沙门惠诠弟李兴造弥勒像记 (After northern wei..., 1938")
.jpg "秋风立马 (Horse in the spring breeze), 1941")
.jpg "骏马 (Horse)")
.jpg "四喜图 (Bird), 1942")
.jpg "立马图 (Horse), 1946")
.jpg "奔马 (Galloping horse)")
.jpg "立马 (Standing horse), 1942")
.jpg "墨竹 (Ink bamboo), 1941")
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