Appreciation of Paintings of XU Beihong

The book wishes readers can have a comprehensive understanding of Xu Beihong's art in the image-text interaction and fully feel the unique charm of his art through the appreciation of his works. Xu Beihong is an excellent artist and art educationalist in Chinese modern art history. He has a passion for art and is good at sketch, oil painting and traditional Chinese painting. He is also called as "e;the father of Chinese modern painting"e; since he has cultivated and trained a large number of excellent painters. He has a significant attainment in painting with exquisite craftsmanship and a combination of domestic and foreign painting techniques or drawing at all times, which shows an encyclopedical artistic culture and unique artistic style. His oil paintings mix the drawing factors of western realistic techniques and show excellent portrayal skills. Moreover, he has achieved the innovation of Chinese painting and art on the basis of sketch and has established a new mode of art education system. His Chinese paintings, which inherit Chinese good traditions and adsorb the western techniques, have made a great contribution to the innovation and development of Chinese painting.