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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Horse, 1941

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Horse, 1941

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Running script calligraphy (pair), 1941

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Running script calligraphy (pair), 1941

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Horse, 1942

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Horse, 1942

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Horses, 1944

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Horses, 1944

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Horse, 1937

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Horse, 1937

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Horse, 1943

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Horse, 1943

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Horse, 1945

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Horse, 1945

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Running horse, 1942

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Running horse, 1942

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Two horses, 1943

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Two horses, 1943

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Cat, 1941

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Cat, 1941

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Lion

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Lion

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Horse in water, 1932

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Horse in water, 1932

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Ducks, 1943

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Ducks, 1943

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Double dove

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Double dove

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Lions, 1948

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Lions, 1948

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Pine and crane, 1938

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Pine and crane, 1938

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Cat and butterfly, 1952

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Cat and butterfly, 1952

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Portrait of Mrs. Peiyu, 1935

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Portrait of Mrs. Peiyu, 1935

Sale Date: December 30, 2010

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Mahatama Gandhi, 1940

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Mahatama Gandhi, 1940

Sale Date: December 30, 2010

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Seven-character verse in running script..., 1937

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Seven-character verse in running script..., 1937

Sale Date: December 29, 2010

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Seven-character verse in running script..., 1946

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Seven-character verse in running script..., 1946

Sale Date: December 29, 2010

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Running horse, 1947

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Running horse, 1947

Sale Date: December 29, 2010

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Two magpies, 1943

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Two magpies, 1943

Sale Date: December 29, 2010

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Cocks, 1935

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Cocks, 1935

Sale Date: December 29, 2010

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