Mr. Xu Beihong painting works

Xu Beihong (1895 -1953 years)

Painter, art educator. Yixing people. Zhang Xu Da learn poetry since childhood, father paintings, Shanghai Fudan University in 1916 into the Department of French, work-study and self-sketch. Studied in Japan in 1917 to study art, and soon returned, he served as Research of Peking University painting instructor. 1919 went to France to study, the National Art School Ru Bali in 1923. Learn painting, drawing, and traveled Western Europe and watch copy, study art. Back in 1927, she served as Head of Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts Southern, Central University professor of art, Peking University Institute of Fine Arts. Since 1933, worked in France, Belgium, Italy, Britain, Germany and the Soviet Union held in Chinese art exhibitions and personal exhibitions.

After the founding of the People's Republic Zhonghua National Art Association (now the China Artists Association) President, Central Academy of Fine Arts and other staff. In painting, Xu advocated realism art, emphasizing realism, were founded to promote good fortune. "Do subtle, causing the majority." Against the beaten track, and close focus and build on the ideas of Chinese painting, "those who keep the traditional method of the good, hanging those who never followed, those who change the poor, those who increase of less than, those of Western painting can be taken into the melt." Good at drawing, painting, Chinese painting. The sketch to make more people, portraits, modeling concise, accurate, and focus on a combination of line and surface; painting longer than the figures, landscapes, patriotic and humanitarian work reflects the idea; Chinese painting techniques in Western art is melting the traditional Chinese art such as, unique . And public figures, flowers, birds, animals, landscapes, especially good horse painting, the work performance of the Chinese nation indomitable spirit of progress.

Xu Beihong in writing and art practice, inherited the work of ancient Chinese painting theory lead from the fine tradition of good fortune, the artist emphasized the pursuit of truth, to explore life, to the United States and prepare their business, and clarify the noble character of its inclination. Xu Beihong to the traditional Western art techniques combined with traditional Chinese painting, is the new realism ink pioneer who, as representatives of the era of big artists. As art educators, improve the science of art teaching system, personally trained Wu Zuoren, Ai Zhongxin, Hou Yimin, Jin Shangyi and a number of accomplished artists. Works are: oil painting, "Tian Heng five hundred persons," "Nine Fang Gao," "Lijiang River spring," "Morning", "Tagore like", "Horse" and so on. There are many art collections, research anthology published. Author of "Xu Beihong Art Collection" and so on. September 26, 1953 and died in Beijing. After the death of Beijing Xu Beihong Memorial Hall built, centrally stored display their work.