Among Xu Beihong's many works, Ma Bentu is the most popular.
"Running Horse" was produced during the second Changsha Battle in the autumn of 194 1. In this painting, Xu Beihong outlines the turning points such as the head, neck, chest and legs with full and unrestrained pen and ink, and sweeps out the mane tail with dry pen, which changes naturally in shades and dryness. The straight line of the horse's leg is thin and powerful, like a steel knife, penetrating the back of the paper, while the arc of the abdomen, buttocks and mane tail is very elastic and dynamic. On the whole, the front of the picture is big and the back is small, with a strong sense of perspective, and the legs and horse's head stretching forward have a strong impact, which seems to break through the picture.
Brief introduction of Xu Beihong:
Xu Beihong, formerly known as Xu, is a native of Qiting Town, Yixing County, Jiangsu Province, a modern painter and art educator in China, and a member of Jingxing Society.
19 17, Xu Beihong was hired as the tutor of Peking University Painting Research Association, and the highest institution of higher learning has successively made Xu Beihong a master painter and Shen and Li Zhimin, masters of Peking University calligraphy history. I studied western painting in France and engaged in art education for a long time after returning to China. He has taught in the Art Department of Central University, the Art College of Beiping University and Beiping Art College, and co-founded the Sino-Italian Cultural Association with Li and others.
Xu Beihong is regarded as the founder of modern art education in China. He advocated the improvement of "Chinese painting". Based on China's modern realistic art and against the background of decadent modern Chinese painting, he put forward On the Improvement of Chinese Painting.