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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Xu Beihong (5,647 results)
书法 山水 成扇 设色纸本, 1941

Xu Beihong and Shi Zan

书法 山水 成扇 设色纸本, 1941

Sale Date: May 13, 2018

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归市图

Xu Beihong

归市图

Sale Date: May 18, 2018

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Untitled

Attributed to Xu Beihong

Untitled

Sale Date: April 28, 2018

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雙馬圖

Xu Beihong

雙馬圖

Sale Date: April 21, 2018

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秋葉貓戲圖

Xu Beihong

秋葉貓戲圖

Sale Date: April 21, 2018

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1937年作 骏马图 行书四言联 镜心 纸本 (fine horse,..., 1937–1944

Xu Beihong

1937年作 骏马图 行书四言联 镜心 纸本 (fine horse,..., 1937–1944

Sale Date: April 30, 2018

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饮马图 镜心 纸本 (Horse drinking)

Xu Beihong

饮马图 镜心 纸本 (Horse drinking)

Sale Date: April 30, 2018

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耄耋图 立轴 纸本 ( cat and butterfly), 1979

Xu Beihong and Zhang Daqian

耄耋图 立轴 纸本 ( cat and butterfly), 1979

Sale Date: April 30, 2018

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HORSE

Xu Beihong

HORSE

Sale Date: April 26, 2018

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LION

Xu Beihong

LION

Sale Date: April 26, 2018

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CATS

Xu Beihong

CATS

Sale Date: April 26, 2018

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三?? 淋清夫人上款

Xu Beihong

三?? 淋清夫人上款

Sale Date: March 31, 2018

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大吉

Xu Beihong

大吉

Sale Date: March 31, 2018

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SEAL IMPRESSIONS AND POEM, 1944

Xu Beihong

SEAL IMPRESSIONS AND POEM, 1944

Sale Date: April 2, 2018

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WHITE PLUM BLOSSOMS, 1943

Xu Beihong

WHITE PLUM BLOSSOMS, 1943

Sale Date: April 2, 2018

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OSPREY, 1932

Xu Beihong

OSPREY, 1932

Sale Date: April 2, 2018

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GALLOPING HORSE

Xu Beihong

GALLOPING HORSE

Sale Date: April 2, 2018

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MAGPIE ON WILLOW BRANCH, 1943

Xu Beihong

MAGPIE ON WILLOW BRANCH, 1943

Sale Date: April 2, 2018

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ALLIANCE TO FIGHT DARKNESS, 1938

Xu Beihong

ALLIANCE TO FIGHT DARKNESS, 1938

Sale Date: April 2, 2018

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CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT, 1946

Xu Beihong

CALLIGRAPHY COUPLET IN RUNNING SCRIPT, 1946

Sale Date: March 23, 2018

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HORSE

Xu Beihong

HORSE

Sale Date: March 26, 2018

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LOQUAT, 1944

Xu Beihong

LOQUAT, 1944

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

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TWO MYNAS ON A TREE BRANCH, 1946

Xu Beihong

TWO MYNAS ON A TREE BRANCH, 1946

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

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ROOSTER UNDER BAMBOO, 1945

Xu Beihong

ROOSTER UNDER BAMBOO, 1945

Sale Date: March 22, 2018

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