Zhang loved horses since he was a child. He often looked at horses silently and liked to draw horses on the beach and on the dam with wooden sticks. He was called a "horse fan". Because of his cleverness, he got the support of his father and set up a primary school in the village. 19 10 transferred to Ganzhou public demonstration high school, and taught himself painting after school, especially painting horses. 19 18 autumn, I was admitted to Xiangxi No.8 United Middle School, which is located at the highest place in Yuanling County with picturesque scenery. It is in this situation that Zhang's painting skills are increasing day by day under the careful guidance of meticulous painter Wang Jingchuan.
He graduated from 1922 Middle School and was admitted to Wu Weijun Learning Barracks in the following winter. After training for half a year, he stayed in his post in Wu Weijun. 1926 In May, he was transferred to the captain's adjutant of the Supplementary Regiment of Hunan Temporary Second Division, and in August, after the reorganization of troops, he was transferred to the captain's adjutant of the Sixth Brigade of the Independent Second Division of the National Revolutionary Army. During the Northern Expedition, he led troops to conquer Jiujiang and made progress in Nanjing. Later, he moved to Jiangbei to crusade against Sun, participated in numerous battles, and was promoted to company commander and battalion commander in the war. After the country split, he lost his job and worked as a warlord for a short time.
1March, 929, Zhang was introduced as the staff officer of garrison headquarters. He was transferred to the headquarters of the Fourth Route Army of the National Revolutionary Army as a major adjutant, went to Guangxi to crusade against the Guangxi Department, and was promoted to lieutenant colonel adjutant and colonel section chief in the army. In addition to military service, he insisted on splashing ink. 193 1 August, 2008, initiated the organization of "Xiaoxiang Painting and Calligraphy Society" with people in Changsha painting and calligraphy circles, and held five collective exhibitions of members' paintings and calligraphy. In February,1934,65438 left his job, and he stayed at home to paint. He studied under Huang Tie 'an, a well-known stone carver in Hunan and Hubei, and became more and more proficient in painting. Later, he held two solo exhibitions in Nanjing and Hengyang.
1In September, 937, Gancheng County fell into the hands of the bandit dragon. Zhang was nominated by the "King of Xiangxi" and went to Gancheng to take over as the temporary head of peace preservation corps to pacify the bandits. In June 5438+the following year 10, he led a delegation to Zhijiang and was reorganized into the Sixth Security Brigade 1 1 group. In February, he was transferred to Yuanling. During the Japanese air raid, Zhang was ordered to concurrently serve as the deputy commander of Yuanling air defense in June. 1941February went to the eighth training session of higher education class of Chengdu Central Military Academy. Soon after entering the school, he was left without pay, and after school, he forgot to eat and sleep and buried himself in painting. At the beginning of the following year, he collected more than 60 paintings and held a solo exhibition in Chongqing, which won unanimous praise from the industry. After the exhibition, he was invited back to the army many times at the end of the training. But he refused on the grounds that he had a heart disease. In the next seven years, Zhang traveled around the country and devoted himself to painting. He is famous for painting horses and landscapes, and also devoted himself to poetry and calligraphy. Hold 17 exhibitions in major cities.
After the founding of New China, Zhang was hired as a member of the Provincial Cultural Relics Protection Committee on 1950 because he was good at Chinese painting. From 65438 to 0953, he served as the counselor of Hunan People's Military and Political Committee, and from 65438 to 0955, he served as the counselor of Hunan Provincial People's Committee. Member of China Artists Association, member of Hunan Federation of Literary and Art Circles, and chairman of Hunan Artists Association. He is a representative of the first, second and third people's congresses in Hunan Province. In his paintings, Zhang devoted himself to studying the ancient law, melting the essence into one furnace, bringing forth the new and setting no precedent. When drawing a horse, you only need to memorize the draft and use pen and ink skillfully. You often draw a ponytail first, then a horse's body, and then a horse's head, and it becomes a picture in an instant, which is both vivid and vivid. Representative works include Sanma, Eight Horses, Wan, etc. , published "Painting Collection", known as one of the "Four Masters" in China, with the reputation of "North Xu (Xu Beihong) South Zhang".
Zhang Yizun died in Changsha on March 1973 at the age of 72.