gifts of Xu Beihong Xu Zhimo of the cat
A Xu Beihong's painting to Xu Zhimo of the cat, was taken in spring 2011 Shanghai debut Beijing recently on tour. The painting valued at RMB 8 million to 12 million, it is learnt that a collector is willing to offer $ 15 million won.
The cat made in 1930, for historical reasons, the paintings were dusty over the years, as a second witness of personal relationships between Xu, is filled with legendary charm. In early 1930, Xu Zhimo's published essays of the cat, April, Xu Beihong's painting a picture of the cat for his and derision road in the paragraph in question: “ Shima over love, this is and a cat. With which I write about black and white cat, and to its feet, boasting its Zhong Yu You road. &Amp;rdquo;“1930 year, Xu Beihong problems presented when Xu Zhimo's the site of the cat, from two people in the Shanghai of the famous art debate less than a year. Read legend, more people wonder where the resistance. ”
Rumoured to is auction company heads describes, 1929, Xu Beihong in art exhibition under magazine issued, to “ mediocre ”“ customs ”“ floating ”“ bad ”, words, respectively negative has Manet, and Renoir, and Cezanne, and Matisse, four bit Western art master; and Xu Zhi-Mo's in over magazine also issued, first commended has Xu Beihong “ you love, you on warm of love, you hate, you also warm of hate ” of Frank character , And pointed out that Xu Beihong to modernist name-calling are too “ emphatic ”. In one famous debate juncture in the history of fine arts, Xu Beihong's painting a picture of the cat to Xu Zhimo's testimony to two very deep personal relationships.
