高居翰教授的著作《画家生涯:传统中国画家的生活与工作》,是三联书店出版他的中国画家研究系列著作的最后一本。不同于前面四本断代研究著作,本书以贯通的方式讨论中国古代画家。书介中写道:“……在出自文人之手的主流撰述之外,高居翰通过搜集大量信笺、笔记、题跋等容易被忽视的材料,向读者展开了一幅自宋末以后,随着商业繁荣、社会中对绘画需求增加,画家们在不同层面谋生与创作的生动场景……”许多书评将本书的价值放 His book “Painter’s Career: The Life and Work of Traditional Chinese Painters” by Prof. Gao Juhan is the last one published by the Joint Publishing Bookshop in his series of works by Chinese painters. Different from the four previous dynasties research books, this book discusses the ancient Chinese painters in a penetrating way. The book reads: “...... In the mainstream by the literary hand written, Gaoju Han by collecting a large number of letterheads, notes, inscriptions and other easily overlooked material, the reader started a post since the end of the Song Dynasty, with A thriving business scene, a growing demand for painting in society, a vivid scene where painters make a living and creating at different levels ... ”Many book reviews value the book