Paintings by Xu Beihong, volume 1 of 6 book series

Liu Chunhua and Song Guangsen

Verlag: The Beijing Publishing House, Beijing China, 1979

Beschreibung

Paintings by Xu Beihong, volume 1 of 6 focused on Traditional Chinese Paintings: Figures, Landscapes and Plants, edited and designed by Liu Chunhua and Song Guangsen; photographers Gao Hong and Hu Weibiao; The Beijing Publishing House, Beijing, 1979. The book is in Chinese and English. Laid in are two prospectuses for this volume, one in Chinese and one in French. There is a presentation in Chinese, in ink, on the first endpaper. Xu Beihong (1895 1953), also known as Ju Péon, was a Chinese painter primarily known for his Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds and was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a modern China at the beginning of the 20th century. He was also regarded as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes a show of his high proficiency in an essential Western art technique. He was one of the four pioneers of Chinese modern art who earned the title of "The Four Great Academy Presidents". From the preface by Wu Zuoren The works in these (six) volumes have been chosen from among his over one thousand richly varied traditional paintings, sketches and oils. All the paintings in this collection are highly evocative, their distinct subject is portrayed with great feeling and life. This book contains 100 fabulous, high-quality plates in full color. The book is bound in tan colored cloth with a blind embossed cover, with a finely textured white cloth spine. The oversized volume has pages measuring 355mm X 255mm, and it is in near-fine condition. The only faults are a very small nick on the bottom on the front cover, and a small, 6mm, brown spot on the top of the pages. The text and plates are in fine condition. The dust jacket is also in near-fine condition, and it is now enclosed in a protective mylar wrap. A very well constructed book in very collectable condition. This large book may require additional postage. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2174e

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Paintings by Xu Beihong, volume 1 of 6 book ...

Verlag: The Beijing Publishing House, Beijing China

Erscheinungsdatum: 1979

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Near Fine

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine