Description: 釋文：山君圖 款識：丙寅初夏，與慕蘭合畫於挹翠山堂燈下，豪年。 鈐印：歐豪年（白文）、挹翠山堂（朱文） Signed HO-NIEN in Chinese With two seals of the artist 展覽： 「墨合之眾2018 墨彩菁英特展」，中正紀念堂，台北，展期2018 年4 月25 日～ 5 月7 日 註： 此件作品為「墨合之眾2018 墨彩菁英特展」展覽宣傳封面作品。 EXHIBITED: 2018 Ink Party Rioters: Eleven Ink-Color Painters, National Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, Taipei, April 25-May 7, 2018 此《山君圖》為歐豪年先生與朱慕蘭女士在丙寅年（1986年）夏天所合繪的，此時歐豪年先生任教於中國文化大學美術系系主任，藝術的創作狀態正處於巔峰（51歲），歐氏對於「走獸」、「翎毛」、「山水」與「花鳥」題材無一不精，走獸之中，尤其以「山君」、「獅子」、「老鷹」為其代表作，為各大博物館或企業家所甄藏。 歐先生所繪的猛禽有個特色，除了構圖巧妙之外，主要將動物的神韻寫出，寫繪出猛禽「不怒而威」的氣象，這張《山君圖》的虎雖是靜止的，但可看出虎身體的型態正在警戒中，眼神似乎專注於他的獵物，虎頭微微低垂看向前方，右前足於下，左前足整準備抬起，尤其要將老虎身體的矯健畫出，更要注意虎頭上方有塊突起的骨頭，要寫繪出並連貫到虎的後背，而到後足老虎強而有力的身形與肌理，所謂「山君虎步」就是以老虎行走的姿態，隱喻人的儀態威武莊重之意。 完成一張《山君圖》需耗費所多時間與精力，我們可以從虎身體的細部看出，除了要將虎頭的鬚髮跟胸前與足身上的白毫寫繪出來之外，仔細注意老虎身體上還有無數的金毫，都是使用山馬筆一筆一筆寫繪出來的，真是栩栩如生。歐氏喜愛畫虎，曾為其賦山君詩一首：「狐鼠依城社，山君嘯嶺皋，物情喻世態，感此動吟毫。」也將其文人情懷寄情於詩，對於老虎與一般的動物的評價，立下高判，其詩句讀來情濃而豪邁。 This work was collaborated by Au Ho-Nien and Zhu Mulan in 1986, during the time when Au was the head of the Faculty of Art at the Chinese Culture University and Au’s peak of his artistic career. Au excelled in depicting animals, birds, landscapes and flowers. Amongst the animals, his favourite subjects are tigers, lions and eagles, collected by major private and academic collections. Animal paintings of Au Ho-Nien are renowned for the animals’ liveliness and structure. Despite the stillness of the tiger, its body is ready for attack, its head is lowered and its eyes are fixated on its prey. Details of the tigers were depicted, with special attention in its muscles and body outline. This work requires immense time and effort. Details were meticulously depicted including the white hair on the head, chest and legs. Shanma brush was used with scrupulous effort, giving the tiger its majestic character. Au loves depicting tigers and once wrote a poem for this majestic animal. Such gestures show Au’s literati character and his respect to the animal.
