Xu Beihong
Chinese painter
Died when: 58 years 69 days (698 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Xu Beihong (Chinese: ???;Wade–Giles: Hsü Pei-hung; 19 July 1895 – 26 September 1953), also known as Ju Péon, was a Chinese painter.He was primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds and was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a modern China at the beginning of the 20th century.
He was also regarded as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes – a show of his high proficiency in an essential Western art technique.
He was one of the four pioneers of Chinese modern art who earned the title of "The Four Great Academy Presidents".
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