美术界出版一本《美术观察》,这是一件大好事。编者约我对中国美术谈一些看法,大概是因为我在祖国文物事业中工作了一生。我虽然工作了七十多年,在美术界见了不少美术作品,但是我对美术可以说并没有突出的理解,有的只是简单的热爱。在文物、美术方面仅仅欣赏,谈不上研究。我所谓欣赏,就是看看它的美在哪里,同时我又喜欢钻研一下它的发展历史,这是我过去比较关心的地方。三十年代的时候,我读西洋历史,看见西洋史 It is a good thing that the art community publishes an “Artistic Observation.” The editors asked me to talk about Chinese art about some opinions, presumably because I worked for a lifetime in the cultural relics of the motherland. Although I have worked for more than 70 years, I have met many fine art works in the art world. However, I can say that art does not have a prominent understanding, and there are only simple passions. In terms of cultural relics and fine arts, it is only appreciated, and there is no research. What I admire is to see where its beauty is. At the same time, I like to delve into the history of its development. This is where I used to be concerned. In the 1930s, I read western history and saw Western history