First, Xu Beihong
The representative figure of horse painting among contemporary painters is Xu Beihong.
Xu Beihong, who is good at drawing horses, is the first painter in New China to study in Repin Academy of Fine Arts in the Soviet Union. Combining the freehand brushwork style of Chinese painting with the rigorous structure of western painting, the horse drawn has both the artistic conception of Chinese painting and the rigorous structure of western painting. Xu Beihong's masterpiece of horse painting is eight horses.
Second, Chen
Born in Weifang, Shandong Province, he is currently the director of Qilu Chinese Painting Art Research Office, the director of China Ink Painting and Calligraphy Institute, and a professional painter. I like painting since I was a child. I dabble in landscapes, figures, flowers and birds, and like to draw horses. I began to copy the horses written by the ancients and gained something. Later, he paid attention to realism, insisted on learning from nature, and went to Inner Mongolia prairie to sketch many times.
Third, Wang Wenqiang.
1964 was born in Beijing, studied since childhood, and inherited Liu's painting style. A famous Chinese painting artist in China, director of China Yanjing Calligraphy and Painting Society, and a direct disciple of Liu Jiyou. His works have been collected by many galleries and won numerous awards in painting and calligraphy competitions at home and abroad. Many works have been compiled into Appreciation of Traditional Chinese Paintings in China and collected by leaders of many countries and business celebrities.
Extended data:
Eight horses, according to "Notes on the Collection". According to Zhou Muwang, the eight horses in the Eight Horses Map were handed down as the royal mounts of Zhou Muwang, and they were called the "kings of the Eight Dragons". From the coat color, it can be divided into eight horses: red horse, thief, white righteousness, super wheel, mountain son, yellow canal, fancy and green ear.
Evaluation: Commenting on the painting of horses in Chinese painting, it can be said that Mr. Xu Beihong is an unavoidable person. He is famous for drawing horses in the world, whether it is meticulous or freehand brushwork, whether it is splashing ink or painting, the horses in his paintings either run or jump, or hiss or whisper, with different postures and stand out from the crowd.
Refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Xu Beihong