Xu Beihong's careful observation of horses, their jumping and running, their carefree state, or frolicking or running, are all vividly shown in his works. The movements of horses are the most difficult to grasp, but Xu Beihong shows the excellent proportion of horses with pen and ink.
His horse paintings not only have the exquisite skills of western painting, but also can see the clear legs and bones of horses, and also have the ingenious brush and ink lines of China traditional painting, and each horse's demeanor is lifelike.
The expansion of Xu Beihong s personal introduction;
Xu Beihong was originally named Xu, Han nationality, a native of Qiting Town, Yixing, Jiangsu Province, a modern painter and art educator in China. The main paintings are Tian Heng 500, Nine Square Heights, Spring Rain in Lijiang River, Morning Song, Tagore Statue, Running Horse, etc.
Xu Beihong is an outstanding painter and art educator in modern China. He loves art and his motherland, leaving thousands of excellent works to the people all his life, cultivating and bringing up a large number of talents, and is worthy of being a master in the history of China fine arts.
Xu Beihong was born in poverty. His father Xu is a local painter who is good at poetry, calligraphy and seal cutting, especially painting. Mother Lu is a simple and kind housewife. Xu Beihong practiced poetry, calligraphy, painting and seal cutting with his father since childhood, which laid the foundation for traditional culture. Xu Beihong is the eldest son of his family and has five brothers and sisters. His childhood was spent in the life of "farming, reading and fishing".