Eight Galloping Horsesby Xu Beihong
Xu Beihong (1895-1953) was a native of Yixing,Jiangsu Province. His father, from whom he learned painting in his childhood, was also a painter. At the age of 20, Xu went toShanghaito sell paintings. In 1918, at the invitation of Cai Yuanpei, he went toPeking Universityto work as an instructor at the Painting Research Society. The next year, he went to Paris to study, then transferred to Berlin and Belgium to learn oil painting and sketch drawing.
Horses under old Cypressesby Xu Beihong
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