Xu Beihong
1 min readXu Beihong (1895－1953) was born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province. He learned calligraphy and painting from his father since childhood and studied at Fudan University in 1916.
In 1919, he was enrolled by France Fine Arts Academy and became one of the students of Francois Flameng, the president of the academy. Xu’s oil painting were exhibited in the France National Fine Arts Exhibition Fair in 1923 and won a good reputation. From 1925 on, his style of art became mature and stable. Sound of Vertical Flute, Honeymoon and other works were produced in succession.
In the spring of 1940, he went to India to give lectures at the invitation of Tagore . In 1949, he was appointed president of the China Central Academy of Fine Arts and was selected chairman of the China National Association of Fine Artists. Xu stuck to the realist tradition in his Chinese paintings and borrowed ideas from foreign craftsmanship so as to enrich the expressive methods of Chinese paintings.
His works covered a broad range, mainly including landscape, character, bird and flower. He was especially skilled at drawing horses.
