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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奔马图 (Horse), 1938

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奔马图 (Horse), 1938

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凌云 (Horse), 1941

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凌云 (Horse), 1941

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奔马图 (Horse), 1945

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奔马图 (Horse), 1945

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八骏图, 1943

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八骏图, 1943

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双马图, 1943

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双马图, 1943

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马, 1934

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, 1934

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花卉, 1930

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花卉, 1930

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墨竹

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墨竹

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书法

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书法

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书法

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书法

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马

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花鸟

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花鸟

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马

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花鸟

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花鸟

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马

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群雀图

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群雀图

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喜鹊

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喜鹊

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双喜图

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双喜图

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马

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Birds resting on a willow, 1938

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Birds resting on a willow, 1938

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Buffalo and the herd boy, 1930

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Buffalo and the herd boy, 1930

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Bamboo, 1942

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Bamboo, 1942

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Birds and bamboo

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Birds and bamboo

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Buffaloes, 1936

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Buffaloes, 1936

Sale Date: October 4, 2011

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