Xu Beihong is a modern painter who is best at drawing horses. He has made great achievements in painting horses and is known as a master of Chinese painting. Xu Beihong's brushwork is vigorous and vigorous, vivid and magnificent. His paintings are full of lofty aspirations and love for the motherland, and have high artistic value. Xu Beihong's works not only depict horses, but also show the cultural symbol of horses to the fullest.
His paintings produced a fresh, powerful and vigorous atmosphere in China painting circle, and brought new fashion and strength to China painting circle at that time. The main paintings are Tian Heng 500, Nine Square Heights, Spring Rain in Lijiang River, Tagore Statue, Running Horse and so on.
Personal life
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".
Xu Beihong 19 16 was admitted to Aurora University to study French; 19 19 was admitted to the national school of fine arts in Paris to study oil painting and sketch, and traveled to western European countries to observe and learn works of fine arts.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Xu Beihong