涿州画界“四大天王”

涿州现代和当代画家胡佩衡、邓锡良、王恨庚、王天任四位，在涿州画界的地位很高，被誉为涿州画界的“四大天王”。

1、胡佩衡（1892.6—1962.3），男，原籍河北涿县，享年70岁。谱名锡铨，又名衡，字佩衡，号冷庵，外号胡涂克图，以字行，蒙古族，因祖辈做粮商，迁居北京。先后在北平师范、私立华北大学、北平师范大学、北平艺专任教职，主办过“中国山水画函授学社”，又在北京琉璃厂创办豹文斋书画店。历任中国画学研究会和湖社画会评议，华北大学教授，北京师范大学讲师，北平艺术专科学校教授。新中国成立后，先后任北京中国画研究会常务理事、北京画院画师兼院务委员，有专著和作品传世。

2、邓锡良（1928.9--2014.2）,男，原籍河北涿县，享年86岁。当代著名大写意花鸟画家。北京大学俄罗斯语言文学系毕业。1956年拜李苦禅先生为师，随师学艺长达28年，苦派传人之佼佼者。他的绘画继承了李苦禅先生用笔用墨的优点，笔力泼辣而能沉稳、酣畅而能持重。不激不励，界线分明，富于力感与层次。代表作品有《写意花鸟画技法》、《写意花卉画法》等。在涿州美术馆设有专馆。

3、王恨庚（1913--1995）男，原籍河北涿县，享年82岁。原名王树堂，笔名荻子。1933年毕业于北平国立艺专，师从萧谦中、胡佩衡、金北娄、王梦白、齐白石学画。后成为齐白石先生的亲传弟子。王恨庚精于画道，画艺精湛，风格苍劲古朴，所画金鱼跃然纸上，呼之欲出；所画山水峥嵘险峻，清秀磅礴；所画怪石玲珑剔透，奇形怪状。其作品多次获书画大奖。生前为中国美术家协会河北分会会员，中国老年书画研究会高级创作研究员，中国民间文学研究会河北分会会员，河北省花鸟画协会理事，涿州市美术家协会名誉主席。美术家协会名誉主席。在涿州美术馆设有专馆。

4、王天任（1941.4--），男，现年82岁，河北涿州人。1958年，考入中央美术学院附中，1961年毕业同年考入中央美术学院版画系。1966年，从中央美术学院版画系毕业。住河北石家庄，有个人专著和作品。在涿州美术馆设有专馆。

The "Four Heavenly Kings" of the painting world in Zhuozhou

Zhuozhou modern and contemporary artists Hu Peiheng, Deng Xiliang, Wang Hengeng, and Wang Tianren have a high status in the painting world of Zhuozhou and are known as the "Four Heavenly Kings" of Zhuozhou.

1. Hu Peiheng (1892.6 - 1962.3), male, originally from Zhu County, Hebei, passed away at the age of 70. His style name was Xiquan, also known as Heng, with the pseudonym Peiheng and the nickname Hutuke. He was of Mongolian ethnicity and moved to Beijing due to his ancestors' involvement in the grain business. He taught at various institutions and founded the Chinese Landscape Painting Correspondence Society. He was a professor at North China University, Beijing Normal University, and the Beijing Art College. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he held several positions and left behind numerous works and publications.

2. Deng Xiliang (1928.9 - 2014.2), male, originally from Zhu County, Hebei, passed away at the age of 86. A renowned contemporary freehand flower and bird painter, he graduated from the Russian Language and Literature Department of Peking University. He studied under Li Kuchan for 28 years and became an outstanding disciple of the Kupai school. His paintings inherited the bold and steady brushwork of Li Kuchan, with clear boundaries, rich in strength and layers. His representative works include "Freehand Flower and Bird Painting Techniques" and "Freehand Flower Painting Methods." There is a dedicated gallery for his work at the Zhuozhou Art Museum.

3. Wang Hengeng (1913 - 1995), male, originally from Zhu County, Hebei, passed away at the age of 82. His original name was Wang Shutang, and his pen name was Dizi. He graduated from the National Art Department of Beiping in 1933 and studied painting under Xia Qianzhong, Hu Peiheng, Jin Beilou, Wang Mengbai, and Qi Baishi. He later became a direct disciple of Qi Baishi. Wang Hengeng was skilled in painting, with a style that was vigorous and ancient. His works of goldfish came to life on paper, with landscapes that were steep and beautiful. He received numerous awards for his work and was a member of various art associations. He has a dedicated gallery at the Zhuozhou Art Museum.

4. Wang Tianren (1941.4 - present), male, currently 82 years old, from Zhuozhou, Hebei. He enrolled in the Central Academy of Fine Arts Affiliated High School in 1958 and graduated from the Printmaking Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 1966. He resides in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, and has published personal works and books. There is a dedicated gallery for his work at the Zhuozhou Art Museum..