Chinese Painting Research Association: The Chinese Painting Research Association was established in May. 1920. It was initiated by more than 20 people including Jincheng, Zhou, He, Chen Handi, Xiao Yu, Xu, Xu and Wu Jingting. With the support of former President Xu Shichang, he approved the return of the Japanese part to boxer indemnity to establish the Chinese Painting Research Association.

With the aim of "learning ancient laws and learning new knowledge", the Painting Association advocates learning from the Song, Yuan and North and South schools, not exclusively living in the Four Kings, and opposes the innovation of the reformists. The honorary president is Zhou, the president is Jincheng, and the vice presidents are Chen Nian and Xu. Chen Handi, Hu, Park Xuezhai, Zhang Daqian, Huang and others were invited to carry out traditional painting research and teaching activities.

In addition to attending meetings every Wednesday, Saturday and September, it is mainly to organize painters to participate in the Sino-Japanese painting exhibition. The Chinese painting research society has about 30 people since its initial establishment, which has lasted for more than 20 years. At its peak, it had more than 500 members and held 19 exhibitions.

Characteristics of Chinese painting

1, literati. There are primitive art and folk art in China's traditional art forms, but it is a pen and ink cultural form formed after the intervention of literati, which is what we call Chinese painting today. Chen Shiceng called it a literati painting with freehand brushwork.

2. Poetry is an important standard and the second characteristic of Chinese painting. Before discussing poetry, it is necessary to reiterate the characteristics of literati. Throughout the history of China's painting, all the masters of past dynasties were literate, including Wang Mian, a boy who herded cattle, who tried to turn himself into a scholar before becoming a master. Qi Baishi was born in poverty, worked as a carpenter and taught himself to paint.

3, pen and ink, which is also very different from western painting. Western painting color, modeling, light and shade, anatomy, structure, perspective. Westerners think that you have not surpassed oil painting. From these elements, you really have not surpassed oil painting. All "major themes" can be painted in oil paintings.