In the early days of reform and opening up, the works of master painters were often ignored. However, Xu Huachi was a discerning painter who bought 9,000 paintings for 5 yuan each, which were almost unpopular at the time.
Nowadays, with the prosperity of the art market, the value of any work in Xu Huachi's collection has reached hundreds of millions of yuan, which is undoubtedly a qualitative leap. So, what kind of person is Xu Huachi, and why does he have such a unique artistic vision?
Xu Huachi was born in a family of calligraphy and painting, and is known as a legendary figure in China's calligraphy and painting collection industry, leading the prosperous era of calligraphy and painting today. His artistic achievements were due to the nurturing and upbringing of his family.
Xu Huachi's father, Xu Linlu, is one of the proud ** of Mr. Qi Baishi, his original name is Xu Delin, because of Qi Baishi's admiration for the painter Wu Changshuo, Wu Changshuo has the nickname of "Lu", so he changed his name to Xu Linlu.
Xu Linlu, although Qi Baishi announced that he would no longer accept apprentices, but for Xu Linlu's talent, Mr. Qi Baishi made an exception to accept him as an apprentice and changed his name, placing high hopes on him. Xu Linlu followed Qi Baishi to learn to paint shrimp, hiding in the studio every day and practicing hard, although the factory eventually closed down, but his love for painting never changed.
Through unremitting efforts, Xu Linlu eventually became a generation of painting masters, and his skills have reached the point of being fake, and he is known as "Qi Baishi in the East City". Mr. Qi was extremely satisfied with his performance, and even publicly stated that he was one of his proudest **.
After Qi Baishi's death, Xu Linlu stayed by his side, carefully studied his art, and truly understood the essence of Qi school art. During his studies with Qi Baishi, Xu Linlu also founded China's first gallery of Qi Baishi's works, the Peace Painting Shop.
Qi Baishi personally inscribed a plaque for him, and often went to the gallery, sometimes painting himself.
New copywriting: Qi Baishi's painting "Shrimp" has caused a craze in the literary and artistic circles at the Peace Painting Shop, where many literary and artistic celebrities, such as Lao She, Guo Moruo, Xu Beihong, etc., have been frequent visitors.
In 1956, when the state implemented the "public-private partnership" policy, Xu Linlu took the initiative to donate the Peace Painting Shop to the state and became the first manager here.
Xu Linlu operated the Peace Painting Shop for more than 20 years until his retirement in 1984, to which he devoted almost all of his career. Xu Huachi inherited his father's painting talent and business vision, and made achievements in the field of calligraphy, painting and collection that surpassed his father's.
Among the brothers, Xu Huachi ranks ninth, so he has the honorific title of "Ninth Master" in the industry.
Xu Huachi, a child who has been immersed in a strong artistic atmosphere since he was a child, his success is not accidental. His father was a frequent visitor to the Peace Painting Shop, and he personally witnessed many elegant gatherings of "meeting friends with paintings" and admired the paintings of celebrities from all walks of life deposited in the Peace Painting Shop.
Xu Huachi's talent and aura in painting, coupled with the words and deeds of his father and predecessors in the field of painting and calligraphy, gave him an in-depth understanding of painting and appreciation from an early age. Growing up in such a strong artistic environment, Xu Huachi's vision and pattern are far beyond ordinary people.
His success is also due to his father's vast "circle of friends". The old man Qi Baishi, a "stingy" person in the industry, came to say hello in person when he was born, and secretly stuffed ten yuan into his swaddling clothes.
I am afraid that there are few people in the world who can be treated so generously by Mr. Qi. In conclusion, Xu Huachi's success stems from his family's artistic upbringing, his talent and hard work, and his father's connections.
Together, these factors contributed to his artistic achievements.
Xu Huachi and Wang Shixiang's Friendship and Artistic Achievements Xu Huachi has a high status in the art world, he is favored by the national treasure painter Huang Yongyu and his annual portrait as a gift, and even the eighty-year-old Mr. Liu Haisu is willing to inscribe his paintings.
Fan Zeng, a great contemporary painter and calligrapher, also spoke highly of his paintings. Xu Huachi is not well-known in the world of collecting, but he has already achieved great results in the field of painting. He studied painting techniques under Mr. Hu Shuang'an, and in just a few years, he got the true inheritance of his teacher, and became well-known in the calligraphy and painting world.
However, Xu Huachi did not stop there, he turned his attention to the field of connoisseurship and collecting, and pursued a higher artistic realm.
Xu Huachi's father, Xu Linlu, was often surrounded by Xu Huachi, Wang Shixiang and other major collectors, Xu Huachi was exposed to various masters' paintings in his father's peace painting shop since he was a child, with various styles and uneven levels.
As a result, he learned from an early age what a really good painter is, and his understanding of art has deepened. Xu Huachi had a unique eye for collecting, the earliest collection was calligraphy and painting, and then he became a pioneer in ancient court furniture collection.
At the age of 26, Xu Huachi officially started his calligraphy and painting collection, once, he took over a small painting of Qi Baishi from a friend for 100 yuan, and after returning home, he authenticated the authenticity of his father.
Although his father admitted that the painting was genuine, he also regretted that Xu Huachi bought it too expensive. Xu Huachi immediately understood what his father meant.
The story of Huang Yongyu and Xu Huachi in Zhu Xiaozhai is touching, at that time, Mr. Qi Baishi's paintings were only 100 yuan, but Xu Huachi did not give up accumulating experience because of the low price.
Finally at the age of 31, Xu Huachi ushered in the first big opportunity in his life. He learned that in order to earn foreign exchange, the country has made 9,000 paintings and calligraphy works in the National Museum, including ink treasures by heavyweight painters such as Li Keran.
Xu Huachi was overjoyed by this, and planned to buy all these paintings for 200,000 **. In the end, did his wish come true? It all happened in 1983, when Xu Huachi happened to return to Beijing and was invited to visit the National History Museum.
On a sunny morning, Xu Huachi accompanied Ho Houbo's wife to visit the History Museum. In order to welcome the arrival of the lady, the museum specially sent three staff members to lead them on a tour and give a detailed explanation.
In the process of talking with the staff, Xu Huachi learned that the museum was in the first batch of calligraphy and paintings, and was immediately attracted. Although he only visited it hastily, Xu Huachi, as an escort, did not continue to stay, but made up his mind to visit again.
That night, Xu Huachi was so distracted that he kept thinking about collecting paintings, so much so that he couldn't sleep all night. The next morning, he couldn't wait to go to the History Museum again.
In fact, since 1979, the National Historical Museum has been serving foreign guests, with the main purpose of ** modern painting and calligraphy works. Due to the constraints of the historical and social environment, museums often struggle to make ends meet.
In order to remain open, the museum had to resort to this method and make up for the expenses with ** paintings.
In the 80s of the last century, Xu Huachi showed a unique eye for connoisseurship, he selected nearly 10,000 works in the museum, each of which was sold at a low price, and the lowest one cost only 5 yuan, but no one cared about it.
Although some buyers have deep connoisseurship skills and recognize the value of some of the works, the transaction ultimately fails because they are shy of money. At that time, most Chinese families were struggling to make ends meet, and few would spend a lot of money to satisfy their desire or interest in collecting.
But Xu Huachi is different, he already has a keen ability to appreciate, he mentioned the name of his father Xu Linlu to the section chief of the museum, and the section chief was secretly happy after hearing it, thinking that this transaction would be successful.
Xu Linlu is truly discerning, and he shows a keen interest in these works of art. For days, he immersed himself in the museum's storerooms filled with collections, scrutinizing each piece in detail.
As expected, the nearly 10,000 paintings contain many masterpieces, as well as works by lesser-known but highly skilled artists. At this time, Xu Huachi's family property was rich, far exceeding that of ordinary people.
However, it is difficult to invest a huge amount of money in the acquisition of these paintings in a short period of time. Xu Huachi originally planned to carefully select the paintings first, and then select some of them to buy.
However, he was afraid that he would not have enough vision and miss some truly valuable works, leaving a lifetime of regrets. In those days, his mood was both excited and anxious, and he was in a tangle.
Soon, word spread quickly in the collecting world.
Title: "Millions of Leaks, Getting Rich Overnight" Text: Xu Huachi is a young man with a passion for art, and he decided to buy nearly 10,000 pieces of his collection, although this decision made many people think that he was taking a risk, but he went on with determination.
Friends urged him to think twice many times, but the voices did not stop him from resolve. In order to raise funds for the purchase, Xu Huachi sold and mortgaged almost all of his property, and even borrowed money from relatives and friends.
In the end, he scraped together more than 200,000 yuan on time and bought more than 9,000 paintings. Years later, that hot-blooded young man is already in his old age, but he has long been famous in the art world.
Time has proven that his decision was not absurd, but wise. Among the paintings he bought, any one of them can be valued at hundreds of millions of yuan, which is directly hundreds or thousands of times.
This is a story of millions of leaks and getting rich overnight.
Xu Huachi bought 9,000 paintings in one go, and this legendary deed made the reputation of "Nine Brothers" known to everyone in the collecting world. Some people think that Xu Huachi took advantage of the loopholes of the times and picked up a bargain.
This is true, in the early days of reform and opening up, China's economic environment was not perfect, all kinds of economic construction were in ruins, and cultural construction projects had no time to be taken into account. Due to the inability of the state to allocate funds to support cultural construction, the museum fell into financial difficulties.
After many discussions, the management decided to sell modern and contemporary paintings and calligraphy. However, although the sale was open to the public, it was not hyped up. If it weren't for Xu Huachi's personal visit, I am afraid that he would have missed these priceless collections.
With his unique and superb connoisseurship, Xu Huachi successfully picked up a big leak from collectors all over the country. In the museum's public auction, he discovered the value of 9,000 pieces of the collection with an extraordinary eye and bought them in time, avoiding the burial of the treasures.
And these painters and masters who have long been ancient, they could not have predicted that their works would be warmly sought after by future generations in a few decades, and the auction was eye-popping. Half a century has passed, and the increase in the number of works of a famous artist has been as little as a thousand times or as much as ten million times.
This is enough to prove that Xu Huachi has a unique vision and can find real treasures in the vast collection.
1.In 2011, Mr. Qi Baishi's "Pine and Cypress Gaolitu Seal Book Four Words Couplet" ended with 4The ** auction of 25.5 billion yuan is breathtaking. However, the works of this master of art in the fifties and sixties of the last century were only 5 yuan per square foot.
It wasn't until the 70s that the price of a square foot of his works rose to 10 yuan. What is touching is that when Mr. Qi was alive, he did not see his works being regarded as treasures by the world.
For his paintings, many famous painters and ordinary collectors did not foresee their future value. However, Mr. Xu Huachi has a unique vision, he sees the potential of the calligraphy and painting market, and has extraordinary judgment and self-confidence in the appreciation of calligraphy and painting.
He is not only a visionary, but also well versed in the hard work of artists and the hard work of their works. 2.Mr. Qi Baishi's "Pine and Cypress Gaolitu Seal Book Four Words Couplet" was auctioned in 2011The sky-high price of 25.5 billion yuan is amazing.
However, in the fifties and sixties of the last century, Mr. Qi's paintings were only 5 yuan per square foot. In the seventies, the ** of one square foot rose to 10 yuan.
Mr. Xu Huachi has a unique vision, and he foresaw that Mr. Qi's works would be valuable in the future when he was alive. Many famous painters and ordinary collectors did not see this.
Mr. Xu Huachi not only has a long-term vision and a deep understanding of the appreciation potential of the calligraphy and painting market, but also has extraordinary judgment and self-confidence in the appreciation of calligraphy and painting. He is well versed in the hardships and painstaking efforts of artists, and is a knowledgeable collector.
The pine and cypress Gao Litu Seal Book Four Words Couplet is Qi Baishi's masterpiece. In 2001, Xu Huachi inherited his father's "Peace Painting Shop" and developed it to create the "Beijing Peace Art Garden".
Today, Xu Huachi is an acclaimed person with multiple titles such as collector, connoisseur, curator, etc. Although Mr. Xu's honor and the value of his works cannot be overlooked, what is even more admirable is that during that difficult period, he did not hesitate to devote his family property to the purchase and proper collection of these art treasures, so that they would not be scattered.
This unique courage deserves our admiration.