Xu Beihong, Tiger, 90cm×43cm, 1918
"Seven years of winter, Mr. Shuping took a variety of gifts from Han Wei Jingtuo, and made this retribution as a memorial." Sorrow. ”
Seven years refers to the seventh year of the Republic of China, that is, in 1918, when Xu Beihong was 23 years old.
The picture depicts a spotted tiger lying on a stone, turning his head and turning to look back into the distance, his alert gaze not only expands the sense of space of the picture, but also shows the domineering spirit of the king of the hundred beasts.
The tiger in the picture is painted with pastels from traditional Chinese paintings, and the dynamics of the tiger's desire to move and stop are outlined with a fine brushwork, and the fur of the tiger's back is rendered with deep or shallow ochre and garcinia, showing a fine and silky texture.
In calligraphy, Xu Beihong was quite influenced by Kang Youwei and worked on the Han and Wei fa title Tuo. In November 1918, Xu Beihong won a place to study in France at public expense. Before going to France, Han Wei Jingtuo, who received a gift from his friend Ma Heng (Ma Shuping), was very happy, so he carefully drew this map as a thank you.
Xu Beihong, "Riding the Tiger God of Wealth", 79cm×55cm, 1943
Style: "Painting cats is also a life of peace, quite a hard camp to get gold." Please come out of Brother Zhao without any other intentions, tiger (look) he rides a tiger so happy. Written on the first day of the reign of Emperor Yan, Shuhua Ren's sister-in-law provided for it. Sorrow. "The year of Decay is 1943, and Xu Beihong was 48 years old.
This figure, as an auspicious painting, has elements of conjecture and exaggeration. The square-faced Zhao Gong was dressed in armor, covered with blue robes, and foot-pedal official boots, and rode majestically on the back of the tiger. The tiger, known as the "King of the Hundred Beasts", was tamed like a sick cat, completely domineering.
The tiger in this painting is a pastel ink sketch method, its fur is first blended with ochre, and when the water is not dry, it draws textures of different lengths and thicknesses, and the ink lines are scattered on the wet paper, and its virtual and solid ink effect naturally shows the fine texture of the tiger hair.