十九世纪中叶,上海自开阜后,经济迅速发展,同时也带来了文化的繁荣。外地的画家因此纷至沓来,很快在上海形成了一个具有时代特色的画派——海派绘画。蒲华、虚谷、任伯年、吴昌硕等都是领军人物。此外,人物画家钱慧安也被认为海派人物画的班头。清末张鸣珂《寒冷松谈艺琐录》中谈到:“道光、咸丰间,吾乡尚有书画家橐笔来游,与诸老揽环结佩,照耀一时。白海禁一开,贸易之盛,无过于是上海一隅,而以砚田为生者,亦皆于于而来。侨居卖画,公寿、伯年最为杰出。 Since the middle of the nineteenth century, Shanghai has enjoyed rapid economic growth since the establishment of its capital and brought prosperity to its culture. Therefore, the field of painters after another, soon formed in Shanghai, a school with the characteristics of the era - Shanghai painting. Pu Hua, Xu Valley, Ren Bo years, Wuchang Shuo and so are leaders. In addition, Qian Huian, a figure painter, is considered the leader of the Shanghai School of Personality. In the late Qing Dynasty, Zhang Mingke “cold pine talk about Art Suo Lu,” said: "Daoguang, Xianfeng room, I still have calligraphy and painting hometown painters travel, and the old people encyclopaedia, shine for a while. , No more than a corner of Shanghai, and Yan Tian survivors are also coming in. Overseas resident selling paintings, public life, the most outstanding years.