Xin'an Evening News Anhui Network Dawan News On November 1, the reporter saw at Ali Auction that Xu Beihong's two paintings of horses "Forward", "Chasing the Wind" and a painting of "Queqi" have been launched, and will be auctioned at Ali auction at 00:00 on November 11, of which "Forward" created in 1948 will be auctioned at 1 yuan, which is a rare ink sketch in Xu Beihong's life.
Screenshot of the "Forward" auction.
It is understood that "Forward" was created in Beiping, it is 17 centimeters long and 9.6 centimeters wide, which is slightly larger than the 6.55-inch mobile phone. Between the square inches, Xu Beihong writes the direction of the wind with a combination of thick and light, flowing colors, concise and concise strokes of thick and scorched ink, reflecting the texture and volume of the horse's mane and horse's tail, coupled with his meticulous portrayal of the horse's leg and horse's hoof, making the picture rich in layers and showing the divine essence of the horse into the bone. This is the most exquisite selection of his artistic proposition of "to the vast, as subtle as possible".
"Forward", which was first published since its creation, is also a rare ink sketch by Xu Beihong in the Beiping period. Prior to this, he had created some ink sketches, such as "Zodiac Signs, Hou" in 1939, which was 10.5 cm long and 11.2 cm wide, and "The Horse of Lamentation" in 1941, which was 15.3 cm long and 10.1 cm wide.
Xu Beihong's wife, Liao Jingwen, once said in her memoirs that Xu Beihong's sketch creation practice was very short, mainly focusing on the Nanyang period from 1939 to 1942. At that time, Xu Beihong created small paintings mainly for two reasons: First, due to the harsh material conditions at that time, Xu Beihong used some large paintings to paint with paper cut from some large paintings, which can be seen that he not only cherished ink and color, but also cherished paper such as gold; second, Xu Beihong's many creations and exhibitions during the war were to raise funds to save the country, and some people may be nervous about not being able to afford large paintings, but they want to contribute to the War of Resistance, so he created small paintings with relatively cheap prices.
Chasing the Wind.
"Chasing the Wind" at ali auction this time is Xu Beihong's work created in Chongqing in 1942, it is 66 centimeters long, 43 centimeters wide, and the starting price is 2.4 million yuan. In this work, the galloping horse is introduced with its head held high, and the momentum is full of momentum, Xu Beihong uses a unique composition and a smooth brush to make the picture full of movement and tension. Different from the thick and light brushes used in the later period, the lines of this work are affirmative and accurate, and there is no waste of the pen, reflecting the author's profound sketching skills and the confident painting style of the pen.
"SparrowIng"
The starting price of 300,000 yuan is also an ink sketch, it is 18 centimeters long and 13 centimeters wide, created in 1938. Xu Beihong colored the sparrow with a brush, and the ink was directly painted on the shengxuan with strong water absorption, showing his superb modeling ability and the ability to control the pen and ink, and the picture was fresh and lovely, full of vitality.
The reporter saw from Ali Auction that there are already interested bidders paying a deposit to participate in the auction, of which the "Forward" auctioned from 1 yuan has attracted more than 10,000 people to watch and more than 900 people to register.
It is reported that since Xu Beihong's original work was launched in Ali auction in July this year, three works of "Yang Hoof", "Heavenly Horse Flying Sky" and "Bamboo Bird Calligraphy" have been auctioned at auction, with transaction prices of 1.02 million yuan, 3.6 million yuan and 1.71 million yuan respectively. These works are all collected by the Xu Beihong family's family to support their beauty education and popularization cause, and are auctioned by the Xu Beihong Art Museum, which is stationed in Ali Auction.
Xin'an Evening News Anhui Net Dawan News reporter Zhu Qingling
Edited by Xu Dapeng