President of the Central Academy of Fine Arts of China
President of the Chinese Artists Association 

1895

Xu Beihong  徐悲鸿 ( 1895-1953 ) was born on July 19, in Yixing, Jiangsu Province  China.

His father Xu Dahang 徐达章  introduced him very young to Art .

( painting, calligraphy, poetry ).

1914

1917

After six months to study Art in Japan, he was appointed by Cai Yuanpei President

of Beijing University, to teach in Painting Methods Research Society.

1919

He went to study drawing and oil painting in Paris, France, in Julian Academy, then

in E.N.S.B.A. ( École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts )

He traveled to Europe to observe and learn Western techniques.

1926

He exhibited about forty oil paintings at the Tian Han ( 1898-1968 ) exhibition in Shanghai.

1927

1933/1934

He organized a travelling exhibition of Chinese painting throughout Europe

( France, Belgium, Italy, Germany ) and an exhibition of modern Chinese painting

in Russia.

1939/1941

He held solo exhibitions in Singapore, India, and Malaysia to raise funds and redistribute

them to people suffering from war.

He participated in a collective exhibition with  Ren Bonian and Qi Baishi, the Chinese Ink

painting masters, featuring171 works at the Victoria Memorial Hall.

1949

1953

On September 26, he died at the age of 58 from a stroke in Beijing.

Following his last wishes, his wife Liao Jingwen donated to the state of the entire

collection of books, calligraphies and paintings of the artist.

His home was then transformed into a museum in his memory.

1967

At the renovation of the subway, the museum was moved to No. 53 North Xinjiekou

Street, Beijing.

Danièle Sicard

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Xu Beihong Museum  Beijing                                                       www.xubeihong.org

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