范扬,是我近些年来所遇到的一个特殊的个案。它的复杂性、丰富性和它所给出的启示意义,都是罕有的。在我动笔写他之前,已有多位同道写过有关他作品的专评。但我个人读过以后认为,这些专评各有偏颇,把它们加起来,都难以说清一个最关键的问题:范扬属下一个什么样的画家? 范扬的出身。范扬生于南通范家。南通范家为宋代儒相、文学家范 Fan Yang is a special case that I have encountered in recent years. Its complexity, abundance, and the implications it gives are all rare. Before I wrote him, a number of comrades had written a monograph on his work. However, after I personally read it, I think it is hard to tell one of the most crucial questions whether these monographs are biased or not: what kind of painter Fan Yang is from? Fan Yang’s background. Fan Yang was born in Nantong Fan family. Nantong Fan family for the Song Dynasty Confucianism, literary Fan