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Xu Beihong
Crowing Cock in Storm by 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 the Tang
Dynasty, Huang Quan and Fan Kuan of the Five
Dynasties
and 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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