伟大的中国艺术家齐白石

张超

Qi Baishi， one of the ten artists of the twentieth century， the world cultural celebrities1， is one of the most talented artists in the Chinese history. He was born in 1864 in Xiangtan County， Hunan Province. He was a carpenter2 in this early youth， and he taught himself painting， poetry and handwriting in his spare time. When he was young， he left home five times to travel around famous mountains， lakes and rivers throughout the country and painted lots of landscapes3. Qi Baishi didnt have any formal education or training in the field of art； however， he managed to master many different techniques4.

齐白石，二十世纪十大画家之一，世界文化名人，也是中国历史上最有才华的艺术家之一。1864年，他出生于湖南省湘潭县。少年时期，他做过木匠，闲暇时间里他自学绘画、作诗和书法。青年时期他先后五次离家外出，遍游名山大川并作画。齐白石并没有在艺术领域接受过任何正式的教育或训练，然而，他却成功地掌握了多种作画技巧。

In 1918 he settled in Beijing and lived by his painting and handwriting. Most of the sub jects he painted were flowers， birds， insects and fish. Among all his paints， Qi Baishis shrimp5 is most famous. They are lifelike. In 1928 he began to sign his name to his paintings as Baishi， which means “snowy mountains”. During his lifetime he painted countless6 numbers of flowers and birds. He changed his painting style several times before settle down finally to create his own unique7 style.

1918年，他定居北京，以繪画与书法为生，他画的作品主题以花、鸟、虫、鱼为主。在他所有的绘画作品中，他画的虾栩栩如生，是最著名的。1928年他开始在画卷上署名“白石”，寓意“雪山”。他一生所绘花鸟无数，并多次改变自己的作画风格，最后形成了他自己独特的作画风格。

Qi Baishis representative8 works include Shrimp， Crab， Peony， Morning Glory and so on. The reason why people like his works is that his works express deep national feelings. In 1955， Qi Baishi was awarded the International Peace Prize because of his contribution in the art of painting. Qi Baishi died in 1957 at the age of 93.

齐白石的代表作品有《虾》《蟹》《牡丹》《牵牛花》等。人们之所以喜欢他的绘画是因为他的作品表达了深厚的民族情感。1955年，齐白石因在绘画艺术方面的卓越贡献而被授予国际和平奖。1957年，齐白石在北京去世，享年93岁。

Notes：

1. celebrity [ ] n. 名人 2. carpenter [ ] n. 木匠

3. landscape [ ] n. 风景画 4. technique [ ] n. 技巧

5. shrimp [ ] n. 虾 6. countless [ ] adj. 无数的

7. unique [ ] adj. 独特的 8. representative [ ] adj. 有代表性的endprint