Xu Beihong
(1895–1953), founding father of modern Chinese painting. Born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China, in 1895, Xu Beihong began drawing at an early age and by 1915 was discovered selling...
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BEIJING, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A Ming Dynasty painting has been
sold in China for 79.5 million yuan ($10.68 million), smashing
the record for Chinese artwork, Xinhua news agency said on
Wednesday. The...
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HONG KONG, Nov 26 (Reuters Life!) - A set of abstract
gunpowder-on-paper drawings have become the most expensive
Asian contemporary art sold at auction, the Chinese works
fetching US$9.5 million a...
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Xu Beihong
Chinese Ming painting sells for record $10 million
