Fu Baoshi (1904-1965), formerly known as Changsheng or Ruilin, was a famous Chinese painter, art theorist, and seal engraver in modern times. Born in Nanchang, with ancestral roots in Xinyu, Jiangxi. In 1933, he studied in Japan and studied Chinese art history at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Tokyo, where he also studied crafts, sculpture, painting, and more. After returning to China, he taught the Department of Art at the School of Education of Central University. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as a professor at Nanjing Normal University, president of Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Traditional Chinese Painting, vice chairman of China Artists Association, and vice president of Xiling Seal Engraving Society. Proficient in painting landscapes and characters, advocating innovation, and proposing that "if one's thoughts change, their brushstrokes cannot remain unchanged.". He has authored works such as "Outline of the History of Changes in Chinese Painting", "Theory of Chinese Painting", "Chronology of Chinese Art", "Chronicle of Shangren Shi Tao", "Research on the History of Ancient Chinese Landscape Painting", "Chinese Figure Painting and Landscape Painting", etc.

Fu Baoshi has achieved great success in landscape painting and advocates innovation in art. He lived in Sichuan for eight years and made significant progress in his creative work. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, he went on three trips to sketch from life, which propelled the three changes in his creations. Through long-term in-depth observation of the true mountains and waters, we naturally break free from the pen and ink of the ancients. The clouds and mist depicted are magnificent and majestic. Be adept at integrating water, ink, and color into one, while maintaining a consistent approach to creative composition. In terms of layout, he often extends the peak of the mountain out of the paper or against the top of the painting paper, leaving little space for the sky, breaking the traditional pattern and forming a majestic atmosphere that covers the sky and the earth. He filled the paper with mountains and trees, forming a structure of "large articles". He is also skilled at painting water and rain, and has created the unique method of "holding stones and cracking". His character paintings also have their own style, mostly based on ancient literary titles as their creative themes.