Crowing Cock in Stormby Xu Beihong
Though Xu adopted many Western painting techniques, he was also a master of traditional Chinese painting. He spoke highly of Yan Liben,Wu Daozi, Li Sixun of theTang Dynasty, Huang Quan and Fan Kuan of theFive Dynastiesand Xu Wei, Chen Laolian, Shi Tao and Bada Shanren of the Ming and Qing dynasties. He also had great admiration for Ren Bonian. According to him, artists should seek after truth and take a proper attitude to life. He summarized seven painting rules in the foreword of his book, The Painting Center.
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