19世纪末20世纪初叶在中国近代史上是一个发生巨变的时期.政治经济上的变革在文化艺术领域同样在发生。在五口通商重镇的上海,由于“海禁一开,贸易之盛,无过上海一隅,而以砚田为生者.亦皆于而来,侨居卖画。”这种经济的繁荣吸引了大量前来谋生的职业画家。英国的艺术史家迈克尔·苏利文在其书中写道:“活跃于上海的任伯年画风中,通商口岸特有的喧嚣的气氛与融汇 The early 19th century and the early 20th century were a period of dramatic change in the modern history of China, and the political and economic changes took place in the field of culture and art as well. In Shanghai, a city with five ports of commerce, as the ”ban on sea banning, the trade flourished, there was no corner over Shanghai, but a living person at Inktian was also coming in and selling paintings.“ ”This economic boom has attracted a large number of Professional painter to come to earn a living. Michael Sullivan, the British art historian, wrote in his book: "The atmosphere and blending of the noisy customs of the treaty ports in Ren Biannian’s style of painting, which was active in Shanghai,