He was once more famous than Zhang Daqian, and studied under the chief court painter at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
Famous painter of the 20th century.
Xu Cao, zi Yansun, is a famous figure painter in China.
Originally named Cun Zhao, because he admired Cao Cao's great talent, he changed his name to Xu Cao, who was obsessed with calligraphy and painting from an early age, and later worshiped the court painter Guan Nianci as a teacher, mainly good at painting character stories, costumed ladies, work pen, freehand, white painting, heavy color, and all kinds of exquisite ability.
His figure paintings are mainly based on historical stories and literary works, such as the Story of the Three Kingdoms, the characters of the Dream of the Red Chamber, as well as characters such as Taoism, Buddhism and folklore.
Traditionalist figure painter.
Xu Cao studied under Guan Nianci, the chief court painter at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and studied at the Hai school painter Yu Difanbian, focusing on characters, studying the famous paintings of the Song and Yuan dynasties, and was a traditional figure painter with profound achievements.
The common subjects of his paintings are historical figures and historical allusions, and he has a high degree of attainment in both the characters of the brush and the characters of freehand.
His figure painting composition is complex and not complicated, simple and appropriate, the pen is sloppy and free, and in one go, he can also show the changes of yin and yang and fluency, which can highlight the inner realm of the characters and express the character's personality.
Many famous painters have learned from him.
Xu Cao has many disciples, including the famous figure painter Wu Guangyu, the famous Gongbi heavy color figure painting master Liu Lingcang, the famous Gongbi character painter Huang Jun, and the modern famous Gongbi heavy color figure female painter Wang Shuhui.
Being able to cultivate so many character painting masters, the skills are naturally extraordinary, and it can be said that he was a very famous figure painter in the Beijing painting circle at that time.
There is still a story of him and Zhang Daqian who were not convinced by each other and caused a pen and ink lawsuit.
Xu Yansun is good at painting character stories, costumed ladies, brushwork, freehand, white painting, heavy color, and all kinds of exquisite ability.
Zhang Daqian's figure paintings, especially the female paintings, are unique, and he once wrote his own inscription that he hated shaoqi men in his eyes, and there were many beautiful women at the bottom of his wrists.
Zhang Daqianshi female painting and Xu Caoshi female painting, which one do you prefer?
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