He said: "Artists should have the same spirit of seeking truth as scientists."
In fact, he did the same. Chinese painting was integrated into western techniques by him, and what he wrote was injected into the soul.
Photo: Horses written by Xu Beihong
One's skill can't be achieved overnight. He was well influenced since he was a child.
A drop of water can wear away stones. It was not built in a day.
When a husband is established, he must understand it first. Xu Beihong's father thinks so too. Xu Beihong was born in a civilian family in Qitingqiao Town.
Although his family was poor, when Xu Beihong was 6 years old, his father taught him the Four Books and Five Classics.
Later, Xu Beihong studied painting with his father, and the colorful combination brought him greater visual impact than the monotonous black ink, which deeply attracted him.
At the age of 9, he began to study painting more seriously. Every day after lunch, he would copy Wu Youru's "Wu Youru Picture Book" in the late Qing Dynasty and learn painting skills such as color mixing and coloring from his father.
In this way, 365 days later, he began to help his father make up some small pictures, and his use of colors often amazed his neighbors.
When I grow up, I will go to Shanghai to study painting skills, get to know Zhou Xiang, a famous oil painter, get to know Gao, a representative of Lingnan Painting School, and ask them for painting skills. He even went to Japan and traveled across the ocean to study painting in France and Italy.
The experience of studying in a different place broadened his horizons, and it was at that time that the concept of "those who are good at ancient laws abide by them, those who are not good at them change them, those who are dissatisfied with them increase them, and those who can learn from western paintings" took root and grew up in his heart, guiding his painting direction. In On the Improvement of Chinese Painting, he did not hesitate to express his thoughts and put forward this view.
Photo: Xu Beihong's Eight Horses
Blinded by love, I don't know if the painting is true or not. Ming Jing Zhen Xiang
As we all know, Xu Beihong loves drawing horses. In his view, the galloping form of a horse is unparalleled, and few people can draw a horse like him.
What few people know is that Xu Beihong also loves tigers. Whenever he sees a good tiger painting, he will spend a lot of money on it. Zhang Daqian also loves tigers and knows that Xu Beihong loves tigers, so an idea is quietly brewing in his heart.
Before telling this story, there is another person to tell, Tang Bohu, a calligrapher and painter in the Ming Dynasty. Although the world is familiar with him, perhaps because of the romantic anecdote of "Tang Bohu Dian Qiu Xiang", his talent is indeed obvious to all.
Do people with the word "tiger" in their names like to draw tigers to express their feelings and ambitions?
In his published works, there are very few tigers as the theme, which is impossible to meet.
One day, Xu Beihong mysteriously invited his friend Li Kuchan to enjoy the painting at home. Li Kuchan asked again and again, only to know that this is a tiger made by Tang Bohu in the Ming Dynasty.
Li Kuchan is also a master painter, who is good at flowers, birds and eagles. He created such famous works as He Sheng, The Picture of a flock of eagles and Song Yingtu, and had a good personal relationship with Xu Beihong.
Xu Beihong is obsessed with painting, and he is sure that the author of this painting is Tang Bohu. Li Kuchan is in a secluded place. He has never heard of the tiger painted by Tang Bohu. Suddenly, when such a painting appeared in front of him, he always felt a little incredible and incredible, so he asked the source of the painting.
Photo: Li Kuchan is drawing.
It turned out that a few days ago, someone knew that Xu Beihong loved painting like a life, and he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy paintings, so he took a few and asked him to taste them.
Xu Beihong discovered that they were all masterpieces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. After some communication, he realized that these paintings were just the tip of the iceberg. His ancestors were officials, and there are many such paintings at home. But his family is poor, so he can only make a living by selling paintings, and he is afraid of being laughed at and afraid to tell anyone.
Xu Beihong decided to go to his house to find out. Among many paintings, Xu Beihong saw a tiger painting with superb painting skills, which was signed by Tang Bohu. It is very rare at present and he wants to collect it. But the man said it was a gift from his ancestors and could not be easily sold to others.
In desperation, Xu Beihong can only ask the housekeeper to negotiate this matter in a few days. Unfortunately, Zhang Daqian's steward also came to buy this painting. After some twists and turns, the 30 small goldfish in the budget became 35 small goldfish before buying this painting. It is easy to get famous paintings, and they can't wait to invite Li Kuchan to watch them together.
After hearing the ins and outs of the incident, Li Kuchan patted Xu Beihong on the shoulder. "You are probably often fooled." .
It turns out that when I first saw this painting, I felt that the orchids in the painting were very similar to the usual techniques, but I was not sure. In addition, Tang Bohu was born in silver moon, silver moon in the second year, and he was very taboo about his birth time. It's hard to buy a tiger painting, so the housekeeper often helps to raise the painting price. These are undoubtedly the works of Chang.
As a result, a generation of painting idiot Xu Beihong was cheated by Zhang Daqian's paintings because he loved tigers.
After the twists and turns of love, four women witnessed his growth.
Gossip doesn't seem to be out of date in any era. For years, people have been talking about Xu Beihong's paintings and his love history.
Xu Beihong's first wife, a product of that era, came from an arranged marriage. Xu Beihong was dissatisfied with this marriage and ran away from home, but his father arrested him and worshipped him. 18-year-old son, laughing at himself as if joking, gave the child a name "robbery", which means "robbery was born". The family thought the name was unlucky and changed it to "Jisheng".
However, changing his name did not change his fate, as if he felt that his father didn't like him, his children died young at last, and his first wife died young.
The first wife met him who was young and frivolous.
He didn't want to stay at home any longer and decided to study in Shanghai. It was also in Shanghai that he met her.
She is a teacher's child, elegant, lady and natural, which satisfies his fantasy of ideal love. The only regret is that she has an appointment. But what's the harm? Since two of a kind, I will hold your hand and run away with you!
Before marriage, he took her to Japan, made her a crystal diamond ring and gave her a new name "Biwei". They had a wonderful time together in Japan and France.
Poverty can help each other in the same boat, prosperity promotes separation, and the sweetness of hardship will not last until after prosperity. Life slowly consumed the enthusiasm of two people. Passion faded, and the difference in outlook on life and values made the feelings of two people weaker and weaker, and indifference built an ice wall. Two people who once loved each other deeply finally had to go their separate ways. How about traveling around the world at the age of eighteen? Finally lost to the changes of time!
After all, she was the first woman to be psychologically accepted. When Xu Beihong died, she still had the pocket watch she bought in France. Before she died, he drew a piano lesson for her in her bedroom.
Photo: Xu Beihong gives Jiang Biwei a piano lesson.
1945 65438+February 3 1, the two reached a mediation and signed a divorce! After that, in 1949, Jiang Biwei left a son and a daughter of Xu Beihong and went to Taiwan Province with Zhang Daofan, and began to live together for twenty years. Been a mistress for 20 years, quarreling and going their separate ways.
The second woman saw his stubborn pursuit of dreams.
It is Zhang Ailing's original words, "Maybe every man has had two women like this, at least two. Married a red rose, over time, the red has become a touch of mosquito blood on the wall, and the white is still the moonlight in front of the window; When you marry a white rose, the white rose is a grain of rice stuck to your clothes, and the red rose is a Zhu Shazhi in your heart. "
He met Sun Duoci. I made two rings inlaid with red beans for her, one is "great kindness" and the other is "great compassion", the same bridge, but the heroine has already changed.
Unlike Jiang Biwei's straightforward atmosphere, Sun Duoci is gentle and feminine. Xu Beihong noticed her at first because of her extraordinary talent in painting, and getting along with each other day and night turned her precious talent into love. With such a talented teacher's careful guidance, love secretly breeds.
Sun Duoci's family naturally disagreed with this matter, and Jiang Biwei certainly could not tolerate it. Under all kinds of pressure, Sun Duoci had to drop out of Nanjing Central University under the arrangement of his parents, marry Xu Shaodi, Minister of Education of Zhejiang Province, and finally died of depression.
Photo: Photo by Sun Duoci
The third woman witnessed him as affectionate as water.
This experience also paved the way for later stories. Some things, only 0 times and countless times.
He regretted not catching the last one. So, when she and Liao appeared, he made up his mind: Don't let go of your hand anyway, let me accompany you to the end of your life.
Jiang Biwei asked her to choose his 100 paintings and 40 ancient paintings carefully, and he agreed to divorce for one million yuan.
As long as he can marry Liao and fly with him, he doesn't care about any cost.
Xu Beihong is 28 years older than Liao, and Liao's father is extremely opposed to this feeling. He wrote to Liao and asked her to leave Xu Beihong quickly, but because Liao insisted on staying with Xu Beihong, his father had to compromise.
They have been happily married for eight years. Xu Beihong broke down from overwork, and she took promoting Xu Beihong's career as her lifelong pursuit.
The lights are dim at night, and there is no acacia.
The soul has gone with you, follow it and never leave.
-Xu Beihong
This poem written by Xu Beihong to her has become a true portrayal of the rest of her life. It's embarrassing to give it to him at the same age.
Xu Zhimo said, "In my life, there will at least one time that I forget myself for someone, asking for no result, no company, no ownership or even love, just meeting you in my most beautiful years."
Yes, some people, meeting is enough.
The last woman, seeing him, is well known all over the world, elegant and peaceful, and has a sense of security overlooking the world.
Photo: Xu Beihong and three women.
Russell once said: "The desire for love, the pursuit of knowledge and overwhelming sympathy for human suffering dominated my life."
The Sri Lankan has passed away, and the past is a foregone conclusion. Throughout Xu Beihong's life, he is also like Russell!
Xu Beihong's achievement also lies in his spirit. He lived for painting all his life, lived beyond it without regret and did what he wanted to do.