油画是中国向西方学来的外来艺术,在中国经历了清朝、民国及新中国成立后的历史动荡时期,阶段性的将中国本土艺术和外来艺术相融合,使其既具有民族特色又具有时代精神,并逐步发展成现代艺术的一部分。本文意在从中国油画的发展历史展开,了解其在主题选择、写实写意等方面的发展变化。 Oil painting is a foreign art learned by China from the West. It experienced a period of historical turmoil in China after the founding of the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and the founding of New China. It blends Chinese local art with foreign art in phases, making it both national and contemporary Spirit, and gradually developed into a part of modern art. This article is intended to start from the history of the development of Chinese oil painting to understand its development and changes in the theme of choice, realistic and freehand writing.