A master’s beginnings - Xu Beihong in France, 1919-1933

Archive film

A master’s beginnings - Xu Beihong in France, 1919-1933

Archive film created for the exhibition “A Master and His Masters – Xu Beihong and French Academic Painting”, organized by Culture & Art Cinquini, in collaboration with the Petit Palais, the Musée d’Orsay, the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum in Beijing.

Excerpts drawn from the Pathé Gaumont Archives and the French National Archives.

Screenings:

  • Beijing World Art Museum, May 8 – August 3, 2014
  • Henan Museum, Zhengzhou, August 14 – October 19, 2014
  • China Art Museum, Shanghai, November 15, 2014 – April 19, 2015
  • (430,000 visitors)
ProductionCulture & Art Cinquini
Réalisation et MontageBastien Robilliard
Recherche documentaireBastien Robilliard
FondGaumont Pathé & Archives Nationales