Beihong Xu, Chinese, 1895 to 1953, oil painting on cardboard depicting a mountain forest landscape, 1926. Signed with Calligraphy and a red seal, and dated, lower right. Framed. Additionally inscribed with Calligraphy, on the backside. Beihong Xu is known for Oil and ink Chinese motif painting, teaching. Xu Beihong was born in Yixing, China. He was primarily known for his shuimohua Chinese ink paintings of horses and birds, and was one of the first Chinese artists to articulate the need for artistic expressions that reflected a new modern China at the beginning of the 20th century. He was also regarded as one of the first to create monumental oil paintings with epic Chinese themes, a show of his high proficiency in an essential Western art technique. Asian and Oriental Landscape and Seascape Painting Scrolls, Wall Art, and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.