‘Galloping Horses’: Saratoga Library hosts talk on Chinese artist

The Saratoga Library is hosting an April 2 talk by Xu Fangfang, the daughter of Xu Beihong, widely known as the father of modern Chinese painting. The artist was famous for his ink brush paintings of galloping horses. Courtesy photo) Art talk at library

The Saratoga Library is hosting an April 2 talk by Xu Fangfang, the daughter of Xu Beihong (1895-1953), widely known as the father of modern Chinese painting. Famous for his ink brush paintings of galloping horses, Xu Beihong integrated Chinese and Western painting and mentored generations of Chinese artists.

Xu Fangfang will introduce her memoir, “Galloping Horses: Artist Xu Beihong and

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