典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:PT06900400

王農

尺寸:135×69 (222×87)

王農(1926-2013)本名王立田，出生於瀋陽，號「關外人」。就讀國立北平藝術專科學校學習美術，師事徐悲鴻、李可染、李苦禪、李樺、吳作人，作品融合西方技巧與中國水墨傳統，畫風另樹一幟，落筆簡潔有力，粗獷中帶有拙趣，開啟國畫新血脈。他特別擅長畫馬群，有的一張畫上數十匹馬、上百匹馬在奔騰，氣勢磅薄。王農的馬每一條腿都是一筆畫成的，與「悲鴻馬」的「雙勾」筆法不同。「悲鴻馬」著力在寫實，肌肉、骨骼上下功夫，以神態栩栩如生懾人心魄；而「王農馬」著力在寫意，在粗放中顯示精神，激發想像。。1949年從大陸渡海來台，一生活躍於藝術創作，1978年獲得台灣中山文藝國畫創作獎第一名，作品也曾獲巴黎東方博物館等國家博物館永久珍藏。作為徐悲鴻徒弟，王農亦以畫馬聞名，他被徐悲鴻讚為「王生多才多藝，天生藝術家」，視為得意門生。此外，他也熱愛京戲，因為自己唱戲懂戲，所以畫起京戲人物特別能抓住表現對象的特點和精神，刻畫得唯妙唯肖。
本作可看出徐悲鴻畫馬之風格，瞭解馬的結構、肌肉、骨頭，動靜姿態的律動，在肌肉、骨骼上下功夫，頭部刻畫清晰。雖是徐悲鴻大師的愛徒，卻在師承的影響下另闢蹊徑；他特別擅長畫馬群，氣勢磅礡，在粗放中展現精神，充滿想像力。(512字)

Wang Nong (1926-2013), born as Wang Li-Tian in Shenyang, was also known as the "Person from Beyond the Pass". He studied fine arts at the National Beiping Art School, learning from masters such as Xu Bei-Hong, Li Ke-Ran, Li Ku-Chan, Li Hua and Wu Zuo-Ren. Blending Western techniques with Chinese ink traditions, his works forged a unique and powerful style characterized by simplicity and a rustic, unpretentious charm, injecting new vitality into traditional Chinese painting. He had a special talent for painting herds of horses, often depicting dozens or hundreds of horses galloping with tremendous momentum. Unlike the "double-hook" brush technique used in Xu Bei-Oong's realistic horse paintings, Wang Nong painted each leg of the horses with a single stroke, emphasizing expression over realism and sparking imagination in the vastness. In 1949, he moved from mainland China to Taiwan and dedicated his life to artistic creation. In 1978, he won the first prize of the Taiwan Zhongshan Literary and Art Chinese Painting Creation Award, and his works have been permanently collected by national museums, including the Musée Guimet in Paris. As a student of Xu Bei-Hong, Wang Nong became famous for his horse paintings and was praised by his teacher as a multi-talented natural artist and a proud student. In addition to his love for painting, Wang Nong had a passion for Peking Opera. His understanding of the art form allowed him to vividly capture the essence and spirit of the opera characters he painted, rendering them with remarkable likeness.

n this work, we can observe the influence of the artist's horse painting style. Wang Nong demonstrated a thorough understanding of the horse's structure, muscles and bones, meticulously depicting these elements along with the horse's dynamic and static postures. Although a beloved student of Master Xu Bei-Hong, Wang Nong forged his own path under the influence of his teacher. His ability to paint herds of horses, showing spirit in expanse, is filled with imagination and grandeur.