典藏單位:國立中正紀念堂管理處

館藏編號:PT06903600

陳定山

尺寸:138×37 (218×52)

陳定山(1897-1987)，原名琪，又名蘧，字蝶野、小蝶，號公曦，别署蝶野、醉靈生，四十歲之後改名定山，晚年署定公、定山人、永和老人，浙江錢塘(今杭州)人，台灣書畫家、鑑定家。自十歲起即學詩文、書畫，後入法政大學、聖約翰大學，志趣不合旋以文學創作為志業。經常投稿上海《小說月報》、《遊戲雜誌》、《申報》副刊等，與鄭午昌、孫雪泥、李祖韓在上海創辦漢文正楷書局。
美術方面，1919年參加天馬會，1929年第一屆全國美展任特刊主編。1935年故宮文物赴倫敦展覽，與龐萊臣、吳湖帆、葉恭綽、徐邦達、王季遷受聘為查委員。擔任中國畫會、上海美術會理事。1948年來台，任職中興大學、淡江文理學院，閒餘經常發表美術史論、詩詞、小說等於《經濟時報》、《金融時報》等副刊。晚年著成《定山論畫七種》(1969)，為其相關著作之集大成者，另有《近百年名畫家列傳》、《畫苑近聞》、《春申舊聞》等書出版。曾於台北、韓國等地，舉辦個展多次。
陳定山不僅擅長書畫，兼工詩詞，同時並精於書畫鑑定，尤其是清初四王、吳、惲及海上畫派如任伯年作品等，最有精鑑。其畫作多山水、花卉。本幅以水墨描繪懸崖絕壁之上，一瀑布傾瀉而下，氣勢撼人，其上有青松數株、祠廟一宇，絕世而獨立，意境高遠，筆墨簡率，頗富個性。(505字)

Chen Ding-Shan (1897-1987), originally named Qi and also known as Qu, had other names such as Dieye, Xiaodie, and Gongxi. He also went by the pseudonyms Dieye, Zuilingsheng, and after he turned forty, he adopted the name Dingshan. In his later years, he signed his works as Dinggong, Dingshanren, and Yonghe Old Man. Born in Qiantang (now Hangzhou), he was a Taiwanese painter, calligrapher, and art appraiser. He studied poetry, literature and painting from the age of ten. He later attended the University of Law and Politics and St. John's University, but his interest soon turned to literary creation. He was a frequent contributor to Shanghai magazines such as Fiction Monthly, Game Magazine, and the supplement section of Shenbao. Together with Zheng Wu-Chang, Sun Xue-Ni and Li Zu-Han, he founded the Hanwen Bookstore in Shanghai.

In the field of fine arts, Chen joined the Tianma Association in 1919 and was the editor-in-chief of the special issue for the First National Art Exhibition in 1929. In 1935, when artifacts from the National Palace Museum were exhibited in London, Chen was appointed to the committee to oversee the exhibition, along with Pang Lai-Chen, Wu Hu-Fan, Ye Gong-Chuo, Xu Bang-Da, and Wang Ji-Qian. He served on the boards of the China Painting Association and the Shanghai Art Association. In 1948 he moved to Taiwan and worked at Chung Hsing University and Tamkang College of Arts and Sciences. In his spare time, he frequently published essays on art history, poetry and fiction in the supplements of newspapers such as the Economic Times and the Financial Times. In his later years, he wrote "Dingshan on Painting" (1969), a culmination of his related works, along with other published works such as "Biographies of Renowned Painters of the Past Century", "Recent News from the Art World", and "Old News from Chunshe". He has held several solo exhibitions in places such as Taipei and South Korea.

Chen Ding-Shan was not only skilled in painting and calligraphy, but he also excelled in poetry. In addition, he was an expert in art evaluation, especially the works of the "Four Wangs" of the early Qing Dynasty, Wu, Yun, and the painters of the Shanghai School such as Ren Bo-Nian. His paintings were mainly landscapes and flowers. This work depicted a cliff with a waterfall cascading down with breathtaking momentum; at the top of the cliff were several green pine trees and a single temple, standing alone in its magnificent isolation, evoking a sublime and remote atmosphere. With his concise brush and ink technique, his works exude a unique personality.