Call of the wild
By Zhu Linyong | China Daily | Updated: 2009-03-17 07:45
For art historians, Xu Beihong (1895-1953) is a pioneer of modern Chinese art whose style straddles the East and the West. But for the average Chinese, he is simply a master painter of galloping horses, roaring lions and lovely birds.
Chinese artist Xu Beihong excelled at capturing the vivid expressions, free will, endurance and vigor of galloping horses. |
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