XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)

Seven-character Poem in Running Script

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XU BEIHONG (1895-1953)
Seven-character Poem in Running Script
Scroll, mounted and framed, ink on paper
104.7 x 35 cm. (41 ¼ x 13 ¾ in.)
Inscribed and signed, with one seal of the artist
Dated gengchen year (1940)

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Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯)
Carmen Shek Cerne (石嘉雯) Vice President, Head of Department, Chinese Paintings

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NOTE:
The calligraphy refers to an old poem composed by Xu Beihong, which he wrote many times on various occasions. This poem is composed in Shapingba, the place where Xu Beihong went to teach at the Art Department of Chongqing Central University after the outbreak of the War of Resistance. At that time, the artist was alone and experienced a national tragedy along with family issues, This sadness and loneliness were expressed in the poem.

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