李霞是中国近代著名画家。他本是画工出身,既没有显赫的家世背景,也没有名门正派的师承,照理说只能湮没于历史的烟尘中,但他却由民间艺人一跃成为驰名中外的著名画家。除了自己的努力外,还得益于近代上海所提供的机遇和舞台。近代中国有一个特殊现象,文化艺术人士不到上海不算真正成名。李霞与上海的故事为此现象增添了一个有力例证。 Li Xia is a famous modern Chinese painter. He was originally a painter who had neither a prominent background of family background nor a well-known teacher, and he reasonably claimed that he could only be buried in the dust of history. However, he was once turned into a famous painter both at home and abroad by folk artists. In addition to their own efforts, but also benefit from the modern Shanghai provided by the opportunities and the stage. There is a special phenomenon in modern China. It is not true that culture and the arts do not reach Shanghai. The story of Li Xia and Shanghai adds a powerful example to this phenomenon.