Xu’s work is defined by its chinese (culture or style) sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Sparrow Rock (麻雀岩)
Xu Zhong’ou 徐仲偶 Chinese, born 1952

Wu Street
Xu Bing and Ai Weiwei Chinese, born 1955 and 1957

Flowers, Vegetables, and Fruit 花卉蔬果圖
Artist unknown (Chinese, 18th century)

Poetic Couplet in Seal Script
Wang Shu Chinese, born 1743

My New Book (我的新书)
Xu Bing 徐冰 Chinese, born 1955

Bottle in the Form of A Porcelain Vessel Made During Qianlong's Reign
Xu Zhen (born 1977) Chinese

Immortality
Guanyu Xu Chinese, born 1993

Artist's Studio
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Searching for Mountains No. 2
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Xuanpu, (Hanging Garden)
Xu Longsen Chinese (born 1956)

Landscape No. 8
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

New Dawn No. 1
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Oblivion No. 2
Wucius Wong Chinese, born 1936

Shangtian-Mid Series, (Ascending Heaven)
Xu Longsen Chinese (born 1956)

Ink Trees
Xu Zijing (Chinese, 1734–1808)

Red Horse
Xu Beihong 徐悲鴻 (Chinese, 1896-1953)

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)

Martin Vanden Bogaert Desjardins
Gérard Edelinck (French, born Flanders, 1640-1707) after Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659-1743)