"Xu Beihong, Han nationality, formerly known as Xu, is a native of Qiting Town, Yixing County, Jiangsu Province. He is a modern painter and art educator in China. 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. He was good at figures, animals, flowers and birds, and advocated realism, which had a great influence on China painting circles at that time. Together with Zhang Shuqi and Liu Zigu, he is known as the "Three Masters of Jinling". Chinese painting is painted with colored ink, especially running horses. " -Quoted from Baidu Encyclopedia. Therefore, Xu Beihong's experience in studying abroad made his paintings integrate with western painting techniques and influenced the painting circles in China.
Interesting thing about Xu Beihong: Xu Beihong had the experience of studying abroad in his early years, but at that time, foreigners looked down on China, so Xu Beihong made a bet with his classmates. Since then, Xu Beihong has studied hard, which is the motivation. Dead branches and rotten wood: In 29 years, the painting circle in Beiping has been imitating the ancients without innovation, so Xu Beihong hired Qi Baishi as a professor, but he was ridiculed by people. Then Xu Beihong personally drove to Qi Baishi's house and said that he would cut off the dead branches and rotten wood in the painting circle in Beiping.
In 53, Xu Beihong died of a relapse. In his 58-year life experience, everyone worked hard for art, and his efforts promoted the development of China fine arts.