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.

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Standing horse, 1935

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Standing horse, 1935

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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A rooster, 1946

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A rooster, 1946

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Magpie, 1942

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Magpie, 1942

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Galloping horse, 1937

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Galloping horse, 1937

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Album of miscellaneous paintings (album w/12 , 1937

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Album of miscellaneous paintings (album w/12 , 1937

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Two horses

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Two horses

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Ink bamboo, 1941

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Ink bamboo, 1941

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Ancient cypress, 1942

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Ancient cypress, 1942

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Calligraphy in running script

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Calligraphy in running script

Sale Date: November 22, 2009

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Calligraphy of seven character verse in running...

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Calligraphy of seven character verse in running...

Sale Date: November 21, 2009

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Calligraphy

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Calligraphy

Sale Date: December 20, 2009

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Horse

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Horse

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Cat

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Cat

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Pine

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Pine

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Calligraphy

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Calligraphy

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Birds

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Birds

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Bamboo

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Bamboo

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Chicken and calligraphy

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Chicken and calligraphy

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Tree

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Tree

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Eagle

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Eagle

Sale Date: December 19, 2009

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Sparrow, 1945

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Sparrow, 1945

Sale Date: January 21, 2010

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Wish

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Wish

Sale Date: January 23, 2010

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Nude

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Nude

Sale Date: January 23, 2010

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Calligraphy (couplet)

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Calligraphy (couplet)

Sale Date: January 23, 2010

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