Kindred Spirits: Selected Works of Qi Baishi from Xu Beihong’s Collection

Date: April 24th 2026-September 6th 2026

Venue: Hall 1/2/3, 1F, Guangdong Museum of Art (BAIETAN)

Organizer: Guangdong Museum of Art

Co-organizers: Xu Beihong Memorial Museum，Shenzhen Wisdom Tech & Art Co., Ltd.

Supporting Institution: Guangdong Museum

Exhibition Advisors: Wang Hongying, Xu Ji

Exhibition Supervision: Hu Ruitao, Jiang Fei

Curatorial Team: Wu Pengfei, Wang Junxia, Zhang Zhenkang

 

 

“It is my parents who gave me life, but it is Xu who truly understands me.”

 

In 1956, three years after Xu Beihong’s passing away, the 92-year-old Qi Baishi visited Xu‘s family to pay his respects. With these weighty, heartfelt words, the white-haired old artist left his final annotation of the lifelong kindness bestowed by his dearest friend. Behind these short sentence lay decades of meticulous care and unreserved mutual trust and sincerity, which forged the bond transcended the realm of art. It was Xu Beihong, who, as the newly appointed Dean of School of Art of the Peking University, stood alone against public opinion and tried multiple times to invite Qi Baishi to join the faculty. It was also Xu who stood firmly by Qi’s side, wholeheartedly appreciating his pioneering spirit, when his "Late-Life Transformation" faced ridicule from the art world. These acts of support gave rise to this precious collection spanning Qi’s entire career, with the warmth of the kindred spirits, leaving one of the most touching tales of friendship in modern Chinese art history. Today, under the title “Kindred Spirits,” we present this exhibition bringing together Qi Baishi’s masterpieces from the collection of the Xu Beihong Memorial Museum, supplemented by outstanding works from the Guangdong Museum collection, forming a relatively comprehensive ensemble. We hope these unparalleled collections will serve as a key to unfolding the full scope of Qi Baishi’s art—from grand landscapes to delicate insects and fish, from freehand brushwork to seal carving. We also look back on Xu Beihong as a discerning patron, bosom friend, collector, and global advocate, giving lifelong, unwavering support and vigorous promotion of Qi’s art. We seek to understand the spiritual resonance of “harmony in diversity” shared by these two artistic revolutionaries, as well as that fervent friendship that remains glowing across a century.

 

 

Exhibition section

第一单元：胸中山水奇天下

第二单元：雕虫垂老不辞劳

第三单元：大叶粗枝亦写生

第四单元：不薄今人爱古人

展览打卡点

齐白石照相记

 

齐白石

纸本水墨

33x47.8cm

无年款

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

一级文物

 

齐白石

纸本水墨

72× 29cm

1932年

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

二级文物

 

题跋（上）：前题句中谓徐君谓即谓悲鸿先生也，因补记赠之。壬申冬，璜时居京华。

钤印：老白（白文方印）

题跋（右）：少年为写山水照，自娱岂欲世人称。我法何辞万口骂，江南独（有老）倾胆徐君。谓吾心手出异怪，神鬼使之非人能。最怜一口（敌）反万众，使我衰颜满汗淋。白石山翁并题新句，非题此画句也，借以补空。

钤印：阿芝（朱文方印）

齐大（朱文方印）

 

齐白石

纸本水墨

48× 82cm

1940年代

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

二级文物

 

题跋：白石

钤印：白石翁

徐悲鸿补题：春水绿㳽漫，春山秀色含。一帆风信好，舟过万重峦。本世纪初，余方苕龄。先君达章公载余赴潥阳，过寄陶趾祥先生家，舟经宜兴东西氿，写景咏此。将五十年，犹能记忆。此画上虚一纸，为识此事。白石翁画约在1940之际，越二十余年重装。悲鸿。

钤印：徐悲鸿

 

齐白石

纸本设色

45× 34.5cm

无年款

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

一级文物

 

题跋：借古人句作画 白石老人

钤印：老白（白文方印） 要知天道酬勤（朱文方印）

 

齐白石

纸本设色

45× 34.5cm

无年款

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

一级文物

 

题跋：湘潭白石翁画

钤印：齐大（朱文方印） 三百石印富翁（朱文方印）

 

齐白石

纸本设色

96× 178cm

无年款

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

一级文物

 

题跋：白石山翁

钤印（右）：白石翁（白文方印）

（左）：悲鸿欢喜赞叹欣赏之章（白文方印）

 

齐白石

纸本水墨

178× 45cm

1941年

徐悲鸿纪念馆藏

二级文物

 

释文：群持山作寿 常与鹤同侪

悲鸿仁友大人雅教

辛巳九九翁白石齐璜

钤印：悔乌堂（朱文方印）吾所能者乐事（朱文方印）见善如不及（白文方印）戊寅（白文方印）齐璜之印（白文方印）

白石（朱文方印）

 

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审定 / 涂晓庞

审校 / 曾睿洁

排版设计 / 良风

编辑 / 余舒雅