理宗端平二年（1235）进士，知平阳县。时与名士论文讲艺，敷绎大义，士习以兴。曾为国子监主簿、福建莆田太守，官至朝散大夫。诗文豪壮，暇则游翰墨，善画龙，宝佑（1253-1258）间名重一时。画龙善用水墨，深得变化之意，泼墨成云，噀水成雾。特别是醉余大叫，脱巾濡墨信手涂抹，然后以笔成之，或全体，或一臂一首，隐约而不可名状者，皆得妙似。贾似道尝招致宾幕，醉辄狎侮之，贾不为忤。兼写松竹，学李煜“铁钩锁”法。晚年笔力简易精妙，绛色者可并董羽。偶亦画虎，勾染斑毛极工细。有赝本托以流传。现存美国波士顿博物馆之《九龙图》卷，恐是元人摹本。

 陈容于中国美术史上占有重要一席，“所翁龙”成为后人画龙的典范，倍受国人特别是明清以来画家们的追捧。甚至在日本，几百年来凡有龙图案的画亦绝大部分是仿效陈容。日本著名画家小泉淳作曾由衷地评价道：陈容的龙富有魅力，像真的一样活泼跳动，只有天才才会画出这样的画！

顺便说一下，陈容不仅擅画龙，还擅长画松、竹、鹤，偶亦画虎，垂老笔力简易精妙，故世有‘所翁龙’、‘所翁鹤’和‘所翁竹’之称。在当时，达官显贵、文人骚客以能得到“所翁龙”而倍感荣幸。以玩弄权术、巧取豪夺而著称的奸臣宰相贾似道，一世搜刮金银珠宝、珍奇古玩无数，然他至死也未能讨到一幅“所翁龙”。

 2017年3月，纽约佳士得“藤田美术馆藏重要中国艺术”专场，一幅南宋陈容所作《六龙图》以4350万美元高价落槌（不含佣金，约合人民币超3亿元），该画作估价为120-180万美元。

陈蓉画作

 传世作品有《霖雨图》轴、现藏故宫博物院，《墨龙图》卷，现藏广东省博物馆；《云龙图》轴是存世真迹巨幅杰作，绢本墨笔，纵201.5厘米，横130.5厘米，右下自题诗款：“扶河汉，触华嵩。普厥施，收成功。骑元气，游太空。所翁作。”藏广东省博物。

海内外所藏署款为陈容的画龙作品共有22件：中国大陆及台湾地区共11件，海外11件。

其中，广东省博物馆与中国美术馆藏《云龙图》以及北京故宫博物院所藏《墨龙图》是经国家文物鉴定委员会专家鉴定的真迹。由于条件所限，散落于大陆之外的这些作品，当时遗憾未经委员会专家过眼。

海外11件

① 陈容《云行雨施图》，纸本墨笔，纵45厘米，大都会艺术博物馆藏。

② 陈容《龙飞云雾图》，纸本墨笔，纵36.5厘米，美国普林斯顿大学艺术博物馆藏。

③ 陈容《双龙戏海图》，绢本墨笔，135.2厘米×84厘米，圣路易斯艺术博物馆藏。

④ 陈容《五龙图》，纸本墨笔，34.3厘米×59.6厘米，美国堪萨斯城纳尔逊美术馆藏。

⑤ 陈容《三阳启泰图》，纸本墨笔，纵23.1厘米，日本私人藏品。

⑥ 陈容《五龙图》，纸本墨笔，45.2厘米×299.5厘米，日本东京国立博物馆藏。

⑦ 陈容《六龙图》，纸本墨笔，纵34.2厘米，日本藤田美术馆藏。

⑧ 陈容《龙图》，绢本墨笔，187.0厘米×111.8厘米，日本德川美术馆藏。

⑨ 陈容《云龙图》，绢本墨笔，138.2厘米×80.2厘米，日本松井文库藏。

⑩ 陈容《墨龙图》，绢本墨笔，185.8厘米×106.1厘米，日本私人藏品。

? 陈容《九龙图》，纸本墨笔，1244年，46.3厘米×1096.4厘米，美国波士顿艺术博物馆藏。

中国大陆和台湾地区所藏11件：

① 陈容《墨龙图卷》，绢本墨笔，34.3厘米×50厘米，北京故宫博物院藏。

② 陈容《云龙图》，绢本墨笔，205.3厘米×131厘米，广东省博物馆藏。

③ 陈容《云龙图》，绢本墨笔，112.5厘米×48.5厘米，中国美术馆藏。

④ 陈容《霖雨图》，绢本墨笔，173.9厘米×94厘米，台北故宫博物院藏。

⑤ 陈容《神龙沛雨图》，绢本墨笔，210.5厘米×114.6厘米，台北故宫博物院藏。

⑥ 陈容《雷雨升龙云（烟揽胜册）》，台北故宫博物院藏。

⑦ 陈容《龙（唐宋元明四朝合璧册）》，台北故宫博物院藏。

⑧ 陈容《神龙行雨（集珍寿古册）》，台北故宫博物院藏。

⑨ 陈容《墨龙图》，纸本墨笔，中国大陆私人藏品。

⑩ 陈容《双珠龙图》，纸本墨笔，32.5厘米×237.5厘米，私人藏。

? 陈容《双龙图》，纸本墨笔，60厘米×30.5厘米，私人藏。

 Chen Rong, Ci Gong Chu, Xiao Suo Weng, Fujian Changle Ren, Jinshi in the second year of Duanping in the Southern Song Dynasty (1235), had been Taishou in Putian, Fujian. Famous painter of Southern Song Dynasty. Jinxi County Chronicle is Linchuan (now belongs to Jiangxi), and Tutu Baojian is Futang (now Fuqing, Fujian). The year of birth and death is unknown. Chen Rong's tomb is in Changle, Fujian Province.

Poetry and prose are magnificent, especially good at drawing dragons. They want to change and live. It's also true that Suo Wenglong is handed down from generation to generation.

Lizong Duanping 2 years (1235) Jinshi, Zhipingyang County. When lecturing with famous scholars, interpreting the general principles, scholars learn to thrive. He was the supervisor of Guozi, Taishou of Putian, Fujian Province, and the official to Chaoshan Doctor. His poems are magnificent and magnificent, while he travels in calligraphy and ink in his spare time. He is good at drawing dragons. Baoyou (1253-1258) is famous for a time. Drawing dragons is good at using ink, which means deep change, splashing ink into clouds and choking water into fog. Especially those who scream after drunkenness, take off their wipes and moisten their hands, and then paint them with their pens, or all, or one arm at a time, vaguely and indescribably, are all miraculous. Jia likes to say that he is drunk and insulted by the guests'curtain. Also write Songzhu, learn Li Yu's "iron hook lock" method. In his later years, his brushwork is simple and exquisite, and the crimson can be combined with Dong Yu's. I also painted Tigers with fine markings. There are counterfeits to spread. The existing Boston Museum's Kowloon Picture is a copy of the Yuan Dynasty.

In March 2017, a painting by Chen Rong of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Six Dragons Tu" in Christie's Fujita Museum of Art in New York was sold at a high price of 43.5 million U.S. dollars (no commission, about 300 million yuan). The painting was valued at 12-18 million U.S. dollars.