As the maritime painting school was a major school in modern China, and it still developed after 1927, the painters before 1927 became the first generation of "maritime painting school", followed by the second and third generations. Inherited to this day, it is still endless and full of vitality.
The Painting Characteristics of Ocean Painting School
Shanghai painting can be simply divided into three periods: early Shanghai painting was represented by Zhao, Ren Bonian and Wu Changshuo; The Shanghai School, represented by Wu Hufan, Feng Chaoran, Wu Daiqiu and Jiang Hanting who settled in Shanghai during the Republic of China, inherited and carried forward the painting style of the early Shanghai School. Painters who were active at the end of the 20th century, such as Xie, Liu, Cheng Shifa, were the representatives of the later Shanghai School. As for later famous contemporary painters such as Han Tianheng and Shi Dawei, they should be regarded as "post-Shanghai School" painters.
Any painting is based on the political, economic and cultural foundations of the region, and the study of painting cannot be independent from these social foundations. As far as Shanghai painting is concerned, one of the most prominent characteristics of Shanghai painting in the early and middle period is its high degree of commercialization, in other words, it is suitable for rich and powerful arty businessmen to buy pendants. Shanghai painting serves these collectors, so its characteristic is to use strong decorative colors, pursue colorful pictures, celebrate and be auspicious, and hang beautifully and lively, which is the most remarkable feature of Shanghai painting.