Who is the author of Gong Yu Mountain Map?

The author of Gong Yu Mountain Map is Xu Beihong.

Xu Beihong (1July 89519-1September 26, 953), formerly known as Xu, Han nationality, was born in Qiting Town, Yixing, Jiangsu Province, a modern painter, an art educator and a member of Jingxing Society. He studied in France and studied western painting. After returning to China, he has been engaged in art education for a long time and taught at National Central University.

The main paintings are Tian Heng 500, Nine Square Heights, Spring Rain in Lijiang River, Tagore Statue, Running Horse and so on. Xu Beihong 19 16 was admitted to Aurora University to study French; 19 19 was admitted to the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris to study oil painting and sketch, and traveled to western European countries to observe and learn works of fine arts. 1953 In September, he served as the executive chairman of the Second National Congress of Literary and Art Workers, and died in Beijing on September 26th at the age of 58.

Yugong Yishan: This is the work of Xu Beihong. Mr. Xu Beihong once painted three "Gong Yu Mountain", all of which were created around 1940 during the Anti-Japanese War. Yugong Yishan is of great practical significance. This painting is based on a myth in Liezi Tang Wen: Gong Yu tried to level Taihang Mountain and Wuwangshan Mountain because they blocked the road. Someone made fun of him for it. He said: Although I am dead, I have a son.

There are three characters in "Yugong Yishan". Including the first draft of oil painting, the size is slightly smaller. In 2006, the spring auction price of Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd. reached more than 33 million yuan. 20 1 1 The oil painting "One Mountain in Gong Yu" exhibited in Shenyang is the second draft that Xu Beihong brought back from Singapore. The huge Chinese painting "A Mountain of Yugong" is the third draft, which is now in the Xu Beihong Memorial Hall.

In Yishan's works, there is a figure like Lu. The prototype of this character turned out to be an Indian chef. According to reports, "A Mountain of Yugong" was created by Xu Beihong in Darjeeling, India, so most of the characters on the screen at that time were imitated by Indians. Xu Beihong also said: "I like an example like Lu. He has a strong body, a bold personality and a serious and enthusiastic work. Therefore, it is solemnly preserved in the painting without any deformation. " ?

Creative background:

This "Gong Yu Yishan Map" is of great practical significance. At the critical moment of China people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, the painter intends to express the determination and perseverance of the anti-Japanese people with vivid artistic language and inspire them to win the final victory. During the Anti-Japanese War, Nanjing, Wuhan and Guangzhou fell one after another, and the situation was tense and materials were scarce. Xu Beihong traveled around Hong Kong and Singapore to raise money for art exhibitions and donate to the motherland to help the victims.