人物画自唐宋以来,取得长足的发展。明清以降,随着世俗文化的发展,人物画由原来的文人画逐步转向为世俗画,尤其是当时商业经济较为发达的晚清华东、岭南一带表现为甚。苏六朋便是这样一位应运而生的画家。苏六朋的画在清代嘉、道年间的岭南地区影响较大,他与另一位同时代的画家苏仁山并称“二苏”。他的以世俗为主题的人物 Figure painting since the Tang and Song Dynasties, made significant development. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, with the development of secular culture, the figure paintings gradually shifted from the original literati paintings to the secular paintings, especially in the late Qing Dynasty East China and Lingnan area where the commercial economy was relatively developed. Su six friends is such a came into being painter. In the Qing dynasty, the painting of Su Liupeng was more influential in the Lingnan area during the Qing dynasty. He and another contemporary painter, Su Ren-shan, also called the “Two Su”. His secular theme