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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-(album-w/12-works).jpg "书画 (Paintings and calligraphy) (album w/12 works)")
Xu Beihong
书画 (Paintings and calligraphy) (album w/12 works)
Sale Date: December 4, 2011
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.jpg "雀鸟 (Sparrows and calligraphy), 1943")
(+-another,-lrgr;-2-works).jpg "致福文书札 (Calligraphy)(+ another, lrgr; 2 works)")
.jpg "暗香浮动 (The plum blossom), 1930")
.jpg "西马拉雅 (The Himalayas), 1940")
.jpg "回首立马 (Horse), 1942")
.jpg "柏树 (Pine tree), 1932")
.jpg "喜上梅梢 (Magpie perching)")
Xu Beihong, Zhang Daqian and Zhang Shanzi
Sale Date: December 4, 2011
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.jpg "古木竹石 (Ancient pine and rock), 1937")
.jpg "立马 (Horse), 1945")
.jpg "枇杷 (Loquat), 1932")
.jpg "猫石图 (Cat and rock), 1938")
.jpg "柳荫三骏 (Horse), 1944")
.jpg "竹 (The bamboo and bird), 1938")
.jpg "竹 (The bamboo), 1942")
.jpg "枇杷 (The loquat), 1937")
.jpg "饮马图 (The bamboo and bird), 1943")
.jpg "饮马图 (The drinking horse), 1943")
.jpg "猫 (The cat catching the rat), 1934")
.jpg "马 (The standing horse), 1943")
.jpg "雄鸡 (Rooster), 1943")
.jpg "梅竹双清 (The plum blossom and bamboo)")
.jpg "行书《诗经》(Calligraphy in running script)")
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