任伯年辞世离现在仅仅百年,而作为一位出身平民,以画谋生的民间画家,任伯年虽然以出色的才艺跻身海派大师的行列,甚至对吴昌硕的绘画产生过很大影响,但由于他不入文人行列,同时代人很少记载他的事迹。所以史籍中有关他的生平事迹的记载寥寥无几,语焉不详,这给我们的研究带来了很大的难度。引起我格外注意的是,在许多文章中,都提到任伯年一段特殊经历,即他的一位好友刘德斋是当时上海天主教会在徐家汇土山湾所办图画馆的主任,俩人往来甚密,刘德斋的西洋画素描基础较厚,对任伯年的绘画有一定影响。 Ren Born was only a hundred years old since his death. However, as a non-governmental painter who came from a civilian and painter to make a living, Ren Bornian even made great contributions to the masterpieces of Shanghai School with outstanding talent. However, He is not a literary man, but his generation seldom records his deeds. Therefore, the historical records about his life story are few and far between, which brings great difficulty to our research. What has caused me to pay special attention is that in many articles I mentioned a special experience of Ren Bian that one of his friends, Liu Dezhai, was the director of the gallery run by the Catholic Church of Shanghai at Tujia Bay in Xujiahui. , Liu Dezhai Western painting based on a thick foundation, Ren Bo years of painting have a certain impact.