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 "修篁图 (Bamboo)")
.jpg "枇杷 (Loquat)")
.jpg "立马图 (Horse), 1942")
-(couplet).jpg "行书五言联 (Running script) (couplet), 1942")
.jpg "飞鹰图 (Soaring eagle), 1939")
.jpg "柳鹊图 (Willow and magpie), 1943")
.jpg "大吉图 (Great fortune), 1938")
.jpg "竹报平安图 (Peaceful tidings), 1943")
.jpg "奔马 (A galloping horse), 1944")
.jpg "马 (Grazing horse)")
.jpg "竹荫雏鸡图 (Chicks bamboo and morning glory), 1937")
Xu Beihong and Zhang Shuqi
竹荫雏鸡图 (Chicks bamboo and morning glory), 1937
Sale Date: November 6, 2005
Auction Closed
.jpg "猫石图 (Cat resting on a rock), 1938")
.jpg "猫蝶图 (Cat and butterfly), 1943")
.jpg "梅花仕女 (Lady by a plum tree), 1932")
.jpg "猫 (Cat), 1931")
.jpg "古干秋色 (Autumn colours), 1938")
.jpg "哀鸣思战斗 (Horse), 1939")
.jpg "柳荫双骏 (Two horses by a willow), 1944")
-(2-works).jpg "人体素描及速写作品 （两幅） (Nude sketch) (2 works)")
.jpg "希腊女 (Portrait)")
.jpg "珍妮小姐画像 (Portrait of Jenny), 1939")
.jpg "奔马 (A galloping horse), 1939")
.jpg "喜马拉雅 (Landscape), 1940")
.jpg "马 (Horse), 1935")
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