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 "奔马图 (Galloping horse), 1937")
.jpg "枇杷 (Loquat), 1934")
.jpg "松雀图 (Pine tree and sparrow), 1941")
.jpg "梅竹双喜 (Plum blossom bamboo and two magpies), 1934")
.jpg "柳荫立马 (Horse under the willows), 1936")
.jpg "游罗浮诗 (Calligraphy), 1937")
.jpg "行书中庸语 (Calligraphy), 1941")
.jpg "奔马 (Galloping horse), 1935")
.jpg "竹鸡图 (Rooster and bamboo), 1940")
.jpg "飞鹰 (Flying eagle), 1943")
.jpg "康南海六十行乐图 (Kang Youwei and his family), 1917")
.jpg "三鹅图 (Three geese), 1942")
.jpg "奔马 (Galloping horse)")
.jpg "柳荫回首立马图 (Standing horse under the willow), 1943")
.jpg "岁寒三友图 (Bamboo, plum blossom and pine tree), 1944")
.jpg "幽壑清泉 (Landscape), 1932")
.jpg "竹雀图 (Bamboo and magpies), 1938")
.jpg "奔马 (Galloping horse), 1947")
.jpg "七喜图 (Seven magpies), 1942")
.jpg "英姿 (Horse), 1935")
.jpg "三吉图 (Three cocks), 1940")
.jpg "柳枝幽雀 (Sparrow and willows), 1948")
.jpg "双喜 (Two magpies), 1936")
.jpg "枇杷 (Loquat)")
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