自幼笃好诗文、金石、书画。青年时代就读于南通中学，毕业后在城北高等小学教书，常与喜爱美术的同道及母校同事一起做诗、习字、刻印、作画、抚琴。尤喜爱吴昌硕的绘画和篆刻，便携带自刻印谱，求教于南通书画家李苦李，后又托诸贞长携印稿给吴昌硕看，得到赏识，并在每方印拓边上详细地加上评语和赞语。29岁时，他带着书画，抱一古琴，离开南通来到上海，向吴昌硕习艺问道，并在吴家担任了家庭教师，为昌硕孙儿授业。吴昌硕往往喜欢在夜籁人静时，和王个簃交谈，征询当天所画作品的意见。王个簃还陪吴昌硕游历浙江塘栖、杭州等地，师生之间朝夕相处，得益遂多。民国15年（1926年）国画作品《刀鱼》、《瓜菱清暑》曾参加伦敦、柏林举办的中国绘画展览，前者获奖，后  王个簃者由德国东方博物馆收藏。民国17年7月，和王一亭、张大千、钱瘦铁等人出访日本。民国19年与王一亭、诸闻韵、诸乐三等共同创办上海昌明艺专，历任新华艺专、中华艺术大学、东吴大学、昌明艺专及上海美专教授。1949年前，曾两次在上海举办个人画展。
解放后即参加华东美协和上海文史馆工作。1956年参加上海中国画院筹备工作。画院正式成立时任画院副院长。1957年在上海举办个人画展，后又在北京、太原、广州等地巡回展出。1963年与潘天寿等参加中国书法代表团访问日本。1981年、1986年在上海举行个人诗、书、画、篆刻大型展览。1985年应邀赴日本、新加坡讲学，并举办书画展览。国画创作深得吴昌硕画风之精髓，并吸取了青藤、白阳、八大山人、石涛等明清诸家之长，另创新意。善以篆籀之笔作画，尤精藤木花果。作品笔墨浑厚刚健，潇洒遒劲。工书法，从金文、石鼓奠下根基，行草书更在经意与不经意之间见精神。篆刻则在平实中求生动，苍厚浑朴，拙中有奇。亦善诗，画成诗随，配之书法，相得益彰。晚年放笔直写，书画更臻老境，尤富天趣。老人曾被中国女排蝉联世界冠军的拚搏精神所感动，特为每个成员创作了一幅画和一首诗，表达了一个艺术家与人民、祖国共享欢乐的赤子之情。晚年还将辛勤收藏的数以百计的古代绘画和吴昌硕的书画精品、手稿等捐献国家。南通市建有个簃艺术馆。出版有《王个簃画集》、《吴昌硕·王个簃》、《个簃印集》、《个簃印旨》。著有《王个移随想录》、《霜茶阁诗集》、《王个簃书法集》等。曾任上海中国画院名誉院长、中国美术家协会理事，中国美术家协会上海分会副主席、中国书法家协会上海分会副主席、西泠印社副社长、上海市文联委员、上海市文史馆馆员、中国书法家协会名誉理事等。
王个簃擅以篆籀之笔入画,用笔浑厚刚健,笔势静蕴含蓄，潇洒遒劲,结构严谨,色彩奇丽，气韵流动,可谓画中有诗,诗中有画。又笃好诗文、金石。从汉印入学,采取平实中求生动,不媚时俗,随意排列.粗头乱眼,不加修饰,富有情趣。晚年更是随意驰骋，以刀代笔,风云列阵，奇正相生,苍厚浑朴，神完气足。他爱好书法,在金文、石鼓文方面奠下根基。用笔熟中有生,粗中有细.拙中有奇,富有浓厚的金石气息。善诗,才思敏慌,一画既成,诗亦随之。诗风突变,善于运!”口语入诗,颇似乐府民歌，情韵翩翩，饶有新意。不仅在国内,而且在日本、新加坡等国颇育盛名。曾于1979、1980、l984年三渡东溅,赴日本访问,交流艺术,广结坝缘。l985年赴新加坡进行友好访问。王个簃十分关心家乡建设,晚年常在书画作品中写上“海门王个簃”。1984年6月,在阔别40年的，以他87岁高龄，率儿孙回故里省亲,向县政府赠送他早、中、近期的代表书画作品,江苏省海门中学、海门电影院等数十个单位得其真迹。
王个簃对祖国的和平统一极为关切,1988年l0月，江苏省举办《海峡两岸江苏书画家作品展览讥他抱病写下“统一祖国，振兴中华”的根迹.丧达海峡两岸书法家的共同心愿。著作颇多,先后出版《个簃印谱》、《王个簃画集》、《个簃印存》、《需茶阁诗抄》、《个簃题画诗选》以及《王个簃随想录》等。l983年在他86岁高龄时，加入中国共产党。1988年12月18日，因病在沪逝世。他生前的220幅书画、54件藏品、34件遗物，珍藏于南通市个簃艺术馆。
王个簃是吴昌硕先生晚年的亲授弟子，深受吴昌硕先生的影响，又形成了自己隽秀、清润的艺术风格。擅长写意花卉，常以日常生活中所见到的山石、葡萄、石榴、松、柏、水仙等为创作题材。在王个簃的作品中紫藤等藤本植物是他经常绘画的题材。他画的紫藤以大笔画出主干，再通过用画笔的中、侧、偏、顿、挫的变化描画，这样一簇一簇盛开重叠悬垂的紫藤便跃然纸上，曲曲弯弯的藤蔓则一笔呵成，再用墨色的深浅浓淡表现盛开的紫藤花。他将紫藤比做明珠，比如“翠盖明珠”“明珠滴露”“紫玉明珠”等都是王个簃先生曾经创作过的作品。王个簃先生擅以篆籀之笔入画，用笔浑厚刚健，笔势静蕴含蓄，潇洒遒劲，他的作品笔墨酣畅，古朴醇厚，画面气势博大，构图严谨，变化多样。王个簃先生精于诗文，喜欢在画面上作题诗，一画既成，诗也差不多同时拟好。常用的印章有“王贤私印”、“个簃”等。

20世纪初，中国画坛由吴昌硕开创的金石大写意一派新风，熔诗、书、画、印于一炉，集文人画艺术之大成，其影响深远，齐白石、陈师曾、黄宾虹、潘天寿、王个簃、刘海粟、朱屺瞻、沙孟海、诸乐三、吴茀之等人，无不受到启示，追求浑厚、质朴成为一代风尚。而王个簃更因其为人与艺术得到吴昌硕的青睐，成为吴昌硕的衣钵传人。1927年吴昌硕在王个簃31岁时所作《龙幻》画上欣然题诗：“猛笔个簃临大涤，题诗老缶碍秋毫。涛声浩浩天风落，聊当滹沱一战鏖。”并长跋“个簃大弟泼墨处，浑穆生动兼而有之，时手鲜有其人。缶亦当退避三舍。”对他作了高度的评价。在80年代初，沙孟海先生曾说，“王个簃是吴昌硕衣钵传人。”他在七十余年漫长的艺术生涯中，全面继承和发展吴昌硕画派艺术，作出了独特的贡献，师吴而不囿，探索创新，开创了新的风格。王个簃先生是诗、书、画、印的全才，且有个性。为当代留下了宝贵的艺术珍品。
王个簃先生的金石书画艺术发展过程可分三个阶段，早年追随吴昌硕的艺术风格，浸淫于传统文化的探求；中年外师造化，深入生活求新创；晚年重构新局，开笔墨设色新境界。
个簃先生出生于江苏海门一个书香门弟，自幼攻读经、诗，在南通求学期间开始学习书画、篆刻，得李苦禅、陈师曾、诸宗元等指点，奠定了他深厚的传统文化艺术功底。1925年，到上海拜师于吴昌硕门下，后被聘为吴昌硕的孙子吴长邺的家庭教师。从此，他能与吴昌硕朝夕相处，在吴昌硕的精心指导下，更加刻苦钻研书画、篆刻艺术。
王个簃随师吴昌硕前后五年，深得吴昌硕书画篆刻艺术的真谛，继承“重、拙、大”的绘画特点。创作了大量的作品，其中早期的《龙幻图》、《菊石图》、《岁朝图》等笔墨酣畅、古朴淳厚。吴昌硕对这些作品极为赞赏，均作了长题。在吴昌硕逝世后，王个簃遵循老师的教诲：“画当出己意，摹仿随尘垢，即使能似之，已落古人后。”“老学师何补，英年悟最宜”。在以后的岁月中，王个簃潜心研究青藤、白阳、八大、石涛等明清大家的作品，取各家之长，用自己的天赋和阅历统驭画笔，突破前人的藩篱，形成自己隽逸洒脱的风格。
1931年由王一亭率中国书画代表团出访日本，同行有张大千、王个簃、钱瘦铁、郑曼青等十多位书画家，这是个簃先生第一次赴日本访问，与日本书画家交流艺术。王个簃早年创作的代表作《刀鱼图》、《瓜菱清暑图》，1932年由刘海粟携中国现代名家作品赴欧洲参加英国伦敦、德国柏林“中国绘画展”，个簃的《刀鱼图》获奖，《瓜菱清暑图》被选入德国东方博物馆收藏。《刀鱼图》现藏于个簃艺术馆。是年王个簃36岁受聘任上海美专教授兼国画系主任。1946年至1948年间，王个簃在上海先后举办了三次个人书画展，从此声名大震，而后，出版珂罗版精印《个簃画集》。作品章法严谨，笔墨精到，皆精品也。先生师出名门，才气过人，诗、书、画、印并驾齐驱，继承了中国文人画的优秀传统艺术，奠定了他在当代画坛的历史地位。
1949年，新中国建立，中国书画艺术犹如枯木逢春，展现出前所未有的勃勃生机。王个簃的艺术也进入全盛时期，他的创作热情日益高涨，作品参加历届美展。1954年，上海美术家协会成立，他当选为副主席。1957年，上海美协和北京美协分别在上海和北京举办“王个簃书画展”。1959年以后当选为全国政协委员、多次赴北京参加全国先进工作者大会，文代会和全国政协会议。曾受到毛泽东、刘少奇、周恩来等中央领导的亲切接见。1960年上海中国画院正式成立，王个簃担任第一副院长。
60年代前后期，在时代精神的感召下王个簃先生创作了不少从内容到形式高度统一的国画作品，如《蚕茧图》、《勤俭持家》、《雨花石》、《三秋收获》等。个簃先生认为“前人没有画过的，今人要敢于尝试，敢于创作。既要注意运用传统笔墨，又要深入生活，仔细观察，赋于新意。”
1981年由上海人民美术出版社出版的《王个簃画集》是80岁以前绘画的总结，风格隽润、婀娜、洒落酣畅。同时出版的《王个簃随想录》，叙述了他的从艺经历和创作实践总结，在艺术理论上已形成了自己画论体系。以后出版的《王个簃印集》、《王个簃霜荼阁诗集》、《王个簃书法集》，体现了他多方面的艺术才能和成就。
王个簃从80年代初开始冲刺他的艺术巅峰。此时百业待兴，中西方文化碰撞、交融，传统与现代争鸣。王个簃先生坚持以弘扬传统文化和民族精神为已任，立足固本，从文人画笔墨传统中求创新求发展，融贯古今。85岁以后的作品面目一新，风格独特，精妙逼人，开辟出一派源于吴昌硕，而又不同于吴昌硕的笔墨设色之新天地。尤其是1987年“王个簃九十寿书画展”，“仿佛是将一古茂的彝器，化成满天的星斗和彩虹，使人只能看到而摸不到的满天飞舞的珍宝和霞光，他所创新的一切，正是我们最需要追求的东西。”（程十发贺王个簃九十寿书画展《生命与艺术的霞光》）。90高龄他应邀赴日本、新加坡讲学、办展，为中国传统书画艺术在海内外传播作出积极的贡献。
综观个簃先生后期作品特点：“用笔”，雄健遒劲，信手所至，出神入化，是篆是草是写是画，八面出锋。藤本《葡萄》、《牵牛》、《紫藤》行笔飞动，腾蛟起凤。“用墨”，浑穆华滋，宿墨、焦墨、带水泼墨兼而用之，如《竹石》、《松柏》、《荷花》、《棕桐》等，墨气淋漓，令人寻味。“设色”，厚重浓艳，腴古苍润，随意点染，斑斑驳驳，色墨融汇，古意盎然。从《九寨沟风光》组画和《长白初秋》组画，得见泼彩之新奇。“章法”，有法无法，随机应变，触兴而构，画从诗意出，添墨点色，无不随意生发，气息通达，佳构自成。“题款”，挥毫立就，佳句随之，行笔方圆枯湿，斑驳飞扬，诗、书、画并茂天成。以诗意入画，以书法入画，以情景入画是个簃先生灵感所至。晚年常有“声画”与“心画”之偶得，神与物游，妙想悟得之境界，现实主义与浪漫主义相结合。
个簃先生90岁以后创作的《翠柏泻秋声》、《鸡冠红突兀，只欠一声啼》、《龙飞风舞》、《棕桐叶战晓风凉》、《案头杂景》等作品，均是神来之笔，随意点化，不然而然，妙在似与不似，“脱头落瓣”，“色墨斑驳”，意象与抽象之间，而金石气息弥满，诗、书、画、印意趣横溢，俱臻化境。个簃的艺术，实践了吴昌硕赠他的箴言：“食金石力，养草木心”。他的成功是必然的。沙孟海先生称他“游刃从容，不假矫饰，烟云舒卷，莫可方物”。以及“下笔开生面，垂名动万年”。王个簃是一位很值得研究的当代艺术大师，他一生对艺术执着追求，在七十余年的漫长艺术求索征途上，尽毕生精力，为我国传统书画篆刻艺术的传承和发展作出了卓越的贡献，并将毕生创作的精品奉献给了家乡南通。他虚怀若谷、诲人不倦、老而弥坚的美德，爱国爱党爱乡的奉献精神，得到人们的普遍敬重，他真正做到了人品与画品的完美统一，他的人格道德和艺术风范，将在中国画发展的前进里程中永放光彩。

1925年元宵佳节，位于上海北山西路吉庆里923号的吴昌硕的寓所内喜气洋洋，尤其是画室里红烛高燃，地上还铺着红地毯，吴昌硕为孙子吴长邺聘请家庭教师的拜师仪式正在这里举行。吴昌硕首先上香，再让人于上首放好座椅，请老师上坐。在父亲吴东迈的带领下，吴长邺手持门生帖子，恭恭敬敬地行了三叩首大礼。最后，吴昌硕递过一把木制戒尺，对老师说：“顽孙若有不可教处，可用此尺戒之。”那位坐在上的家庭教师，就是当时年仅28岁的王个簃。
王个簃出生于江苏海门，其父王少阶在教书之余喜欢收藏名人字画，这对王个簃的影响非常大，使他从小就对诗文书画篆刻产生了浓厚兴趣。尽管后来他成为南通中学的一名国文老师，但依旧利用业余时间在艺术道路上执著追求着。为了得到名师指点，他毛遂自荐，走进南通最有名的书画篆刻家李苦李家，请求指点。李苦李原是吴昌硕的弟子，很能识才爱才，一见之下，便知道王个簃是块可以雕琢的璞玉，二话不说，立即收为弟子。不久，他又带着王个簃的印谱到上海，请吴昌硕过目。吴昌硕虽然不认识治印的这个年轻人，但对眼前的几十方印章却赞不绝口，还一方一方地认真审看，并分别写出中肯的评语。名震海内外的大师居然如此提携自己，王个簃感动不已。
吴昌硕80寿辰时，李苦李师徒二人前去祝寿。吴昌硕对王个簃鼓励有加，希望他金石书画并重，尤其要在金石方面多下工夫。这一次见面，使王个簃萌生了投入吴昌硕门下学艺的想法，而且得到了李苦李的理解和支持。
不久，王个簃毅然辞去待遇不菲的工作，离开妻儿，带着简单的行李和一张古琴（王个簃精通音律，曾拜南通梅庵琴社社长徐立荪为师学习古琴），独自来到上海，通过堂兄王调之的关系住进了其就职的小学宿舍里，过起了艰苦的寄居学艺生活。
1924年，吴昌硕打算给吴长邺物色一位人品、学问俱佳家庭教师，一时尚无着落。很快，他的学生刘玉庵推荐师弟王个簃，说师弟精通诗词古文，既做过中学老师，如今又单身住在上海，应是最合适的人选。吴昌硕也觉得弟子可当此任，遂正式提出了邀请。从此，王个簃便以“西席”的身份住进了吴家。
转眼就是60年。1985年的元宵佳节，已成沪上著名画家的吴长邺专程去拜望自己的老师。请安毕，他笑吟吟地递上一个长方形锦盒。王个簃打开一看，里面装着的居然是60年前拜师仪式上的那把戒尺，轻轻敲打，口中喃喃自语。须臾，他提起笔来，在戒尺上题诗一首：“缶师授戒尺，此情永不息。旷隔六十年，爱孙留厚泽。”这是后话了。
王个簃得机缘住进吴家，从而能够随时向老师请益，老师也对他格外着重，悉心传授。王个簃的国画之所以能深得吴派画风精髓，笔墨浑厚遒劲，奔放如行云流水，拙重如屈铁蟠龙，看似随意挥洒，实则功力深厚，跟那段朝夕侍奉吴昌硕的经历有很大关系。
1927年11月29日清晨6点半，吴昌硕突发中风症，经中西医会诊无效，寂然长逝，享年84岁。按照当时风俗，大凡有名望的人过世，都要由门生故史或亲朋至友写“行述”（又叫“行状”），记述死者世系、籍贯、生卒年月及生平事略。吴昌硕当然也不例外。这个重任自然而然地落到了王个簃的身上。事实上，就在老师去世前的几天里，王个簃已经拟好了《吴先生行述》，而且印了许多份，只等丧事开始时分发给每个吊唁者。
没想到，《吴先生行述》一公布，在吴昌硕孙辈中就引起了一场轩然大波，而事情的起因就是其中的那句“孙一，志源”。吴昌硕其实有五个孙子，即志源（也就是吴长邺）、志洪、志范、志况、志鲁。按理，这五个人都有继承祖父巨额遗产的权利，但如果承认“行述”里的说法，就会有四个人被剥夺继承权，他们当然举不会同意。很快，那些人就聚集在灵堂前，气势汹汹地要找王个簃理论。紧要关头，王一亭赶到了。他是吴昌硕的挚友，说话很有威信。经他出面调停，一场风波才告平息。
那么，王个簃为什么要这么写呢？事实上，虽然是他执笔写的“行述”，但关键内容都得听命于吴昌硕的另一位挚友——朱古微。朱古微是前清遗老，死守旧时典制，顽固地认为“行述”中的世系要区分嫡出和庶出。吴昌硕的五个孙子，除了吴长邺，其他四个孙子都属于庶出。而且，那四个孙子早就过继给了吴昌硕早亡的两个兄长，虽然只是名义上的，但名分上已经不是吴昌硕的孙子了。“行述”中的那句话，完全是在朱古微的授意下写出来的，王个簃只不过是代人受过了罢了。这是一个小插曲。

吴昌硕去世后，王个簃既缅怀恩师，更在艺术道路上执著前行，终成一代大家。

王个簃是吴昌硕先生晚年的亲授弟子，深受吴昌硕先生的影响，又形成了自己隽秀、清润的艺术风格。擅长写意花卉，常以日常生活中所见到的山石、葡萄、石榴、松、柏、水仙等为创作题材。在王个簃的作品中紫藤等藤本植物是他经常绘画的题材。他画的紫藤以大笔画出主干，再通过用画笔的中、侧、偏、顿、挫的变化描画，这样一簇一簇盛开重叠悬垂的紫藤便跃然纸上，曲曲弯弯的藤蔓则一笔呵成，再用墨色的深浅浓淡表现盛开的紫藤花。他将紫藤比做明珠，比如“翠盖明珠”“明珠滴露”“紫玉明珠”等都是王个簃先生曾经创作过的作品。王个簃先生擅以篆籀之笔入画，用笔浑厚刚健，笔势静蕴含蓄，潇洒遒劲，他的作品笔墨酣畅，古朴醇厚，画面气势博大，构图严谨，变化多样。

He Benedict good poetry, epigraphy, calligraphy and painting. The young student at Nantong high school, after graduation to teach higher primary school in the north of the city, and often enjoys art and fellow colleagues, writing poetry, his alma mater, engraving, painting, piano. Just like Wu Changshuo's painting and carving, carved from the portable yinpu, turn to the Nantong painter Li Kuli, then asked the Zhenchang print articles to Wu Changshuo, appreciated, and in every detail on the edge of the Indian side extension with comments and compliments. At the age of 29, he took hold of a painting, guqin, from Nantong to Shanghai, asked Wu Changshuo to the workhouse, and served as a tutor in Wu Changshuo, for grandchildren etc.. Wu Changshuo often love in the night quiet, talking with Wang Geyi, consult the day painting views. Wang Geyi also accompanied Wu Changshuo visited Zhejiang in Tangqi, Hangzhou and other places, between the teachers and students benefit more and stay together morning and night. In 15 years (1926) "," Chinese painting "saury melon Ling" Qingshu had participated in London, held in Berlin Chinese painting exhibition, the former winners, after Wang Geyi from the German Oriental museum. 17 years in July, and Wang Yiting, Zhang Daqian, and others visit Japan, such as. In 19 years with Wang Yiting, Zhu Wen Yun, all happy third class and founded Shanghai flourishing art college, the University of the Arts, and served as the Xinhua Art School of Soochow University, Shanghai Academy of fine arts professor and flourishing art college. Before 1949, he held two solo exhibitions in Shanghai.
After the liberation of that in the East China Artists Association and Shanghai wenshiguan work. Shanghai in 1956 to participate in the preparatory work Chinese academy. Vice president of the Academy was founded when he was painting. 1957 in Shanghai, held a personal exhibition, and then in Beijing, Taiyuan, Guangzhou and other places on display. In 1963 with Pan Tianshou and other Chinese calligraphy delegation to visit japan. In 1981 1986, held in Shanghai, individual poetry books, painting, carving exhibition. 1985 was invited to visit Japan, Singapore and held lectures, painting and calligraphy exhibition. Chinese painting won the essence of Wu Changshuo's painting style, and absorb the Ivy, Bai Yang, Badashanren and Shi Tao in Ming and Qing Dynasties hundred long, the other is creative. Good to seal his paint pen, especially fine rattan flower. Works of ink vigorous vigorous, elegant chic. Calligraphy, inscriptions, lay the foundation from Shigu, more cursive between day and inadvertently see the spirit. In the plain and vivid carving, thick and odd pale, humble. Also good poetry, painting into poetry with calligraphy, complement each other. Later put straight into writing, calligraphy and painting ", especially rich in nature. The old man had been touched by the spirit of hard struggle Chinese women's volleyball team won the world championship, each member for the creation of a painting and a poem, the expression of an artist and the people, sharing the joy of pure love the motherland. Later years will be hard to collect hundreds of ancient paintings and Wu Changshuo paintings, manuscripts and other donated countries. Nantong city built Geyi art museum. The publication of "Wang Geyi album", "Wu Changshuo", "Wang Geyi India", "a Yi Zhi" Geyi india. The author of "Wanggeyi suixianglu", "cream tea pavilion" Wang Geyi calligraphy poetry "," etc.. A former director of the Shanghai Academy of Chinese honorary president, China Artists Association, vice chairman, China Artists Association vice chairman of the Shanghai branch, Shanghai branch China Calligraphers Association vice president, Xiling Seal-Engravers'Society Cultural Committee of Shanghai, Shanghai city museumlibrarian, Chinese Calligraphers Association honorary director.
Wang Geyi who to seal his pen painting, pen and vigorous gesture, static in subtle, natural elegant, compact structure, beautiful color, flow of style, can be described as There is poetry in a painting., painting-in-poetry. Benedict good poetry, and stone. From the Han India school, take plain and vivid, not charming when vulgar, randomly arranged. Coarse HEAD Chaos eye, without modification, full of fun. Old age is free ride, with a knife ghost, the array is unripe, pale and thick, full of spirit and energy. He is fond of calligraphy, lay the foundation for a bronze, stone hand. A pen, cooked in crude and refined. With peculiarity, rich flavor of stone. Good poetry, a sensitive panic, a painting is a poem, also. Good at poetry mutation! "Spoken poetry, rather like folk songs, style is elegant, with new ideas. Not only in the country, but also in Japan, Singapore and other countries quite famous. Was in 1979, 1980, l984 East splashed in, went to Japan to visit, exchange of art, wide dam margin. L985 visit to Singapore for friendly visit. Wang Geyi is very concerned about the home building, often late in calligraphy and painting works to write "Haimen Wang Geyi". In June 1984, after 40 years, with his 87 year old children back home, the rate of mothering, give him early, in the future, representative works of calligraphy and painting to the county government, Jiangsu Province Haimen Haimen middle school, cinema and other dozens of units of the original.
The peaceful reunification of the motherland Wang Geyi great concern, 1988 l0 months, Jiangsu Strait painting and calligraphy exhibition ridiculed him Ill write "reunification of the motherland held" Jiangsu Province, root trace the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation ". The common aspiration of both sides of the Strait's funeral. Many books have been published, "Geyi yinpu", "Wang Geyi album", "Yi", a printed deposit "tea", "Yi Ge poems a painting poems" and "Wang Geyi suixianglu" etc.. L983 joined the Communist Party of China when he was 86 years old. December 18, 1988, died of illness in shanghai. He had 220 paintings, 54 pieces, 34 pieces of relics in Nantong Geyi Art Museum collection.Wang Geyi is Mr. Wu Changshuo's Qinshou disciple, influenced by Mr. Wu Changshuo, has formed its own artistic style, clear juanxiu. Good at freehand flowers, often in daily life to see rocks, grapes, pomegranates, pine, cypress, Narcissus as a creative subject. In the works of Wang Geyi Wisteria vines such as he often is the subject of the painting. He painted the wisteria with big draw the trunk, and then by using the brush, side, partial, meal, and this change is painted, wisteria yicuyicu drape will bloom overlap on winding vine is a special performance with ink shades, blooming wisteria. He is Wisteria pearl, such as "Cuigai pearl" Pearl "Purple Pearl" dew "are Mr. Wang Geyi once wrote the works. Mr. Wang Geyi was to seal his painting pen, pen and vigorous gesture, static implicit in his works, elegant chic, ink hearty, plain mellow, imposing a broad picture, rigorous composition, variety. Mr. Wang Geyi in poetry, love as a poem in the picture, a picture is also almost at the same time to poetry. The common seal of "Wang Xian private India", "Yi".

At the beginning of twentieth Century, China painting created by Wu Changshuo stone freehand a fresh air, poetry, calligraphy and painting, melting on a furnace, in literati painting art Dacheng, its influence is profound, Qi Baishi, Chen Shiceng, Huang Binhong, Pan Tianshou, Wang Geyi, Liu Haisu, Zhu Qizhan, Sha Menghai, Zhu Lesan, Wu Fuzhi et al., by all revelation the pursuit of vigorous, simple become a generation of fashion. And the king of Geyi because of its people and the art of Wu Changshuo's favor, Wu Changshuo became the inheritor. In 1927 Wu Changshuo king Geyi at the age of 31 as "dragon magic" painting readily Tishi: "Meng pen Geyi Lin Da Di, old fou mscrm. Poem. The vast sea wind fall, when a fierce battle chat hutuo." And long sequence "Geyi brother ink, muddy moose vivid both, when his little hands. Also when avoid fou." Spoke highly of him. In early 80s, Mr. Sha Menghai said, "the king is the inheritor of Wu Changshuo Geyi." In his seventy years long artistic career, comprehensive inheritance and development of Wu Changshuo's painting art, making a unique contribution, Wu division without bound, exploration and innovation, and create a new style. Mr. Wang Geyi's poetry calligraphy and painting all rounder, and have character. For the contemporary left precious art treasures.
Mr. Wang Geyi's painting and calligraphy art development process can be divided into three stages, the early years following Wu Changshuo's artistic style, explore steeped in traditional culture; middle-aged nature outside, go deep into life to create new life; reconstruction, open a new realm of painting color.
A Mr. Yi was born in Jiangsu but was a scholarly Haimen, studying Classics, poetry, calligraphy, seal carving began to study in Nantong during the study, Li Kuchan, Chen Shiceng, Zhu Zongyuan and other guidance, he laid a profound knowledge of traditional culture and art. 1925, to Shanghai to find Wu Changshuo under the door, after being hired as the grandson of Wu Changshuo Wu Changye's tutor. Since then, he and Wu Changshuo in the careful guidance of Wu Changshuo's stay together morning and night, more assiduously, painting, carving art.
Wang Geyi with the division of Wu Changshuo before and after five years, won the Wu Changshuo painting and the essence of art, "inherit the painting features of heavy, clumsy,". The creation of a large number of works, including the early "dragon magic map", "map", "year old ammonite map" and other words heartily, simple and honest. Wu Changshuo appreciated these works very much and made long questions. After the death of Wu Changshuo, Wang Geyi follow the teacher's teachings: "when a painting of Italy, imitation with dirt, even if like, has fallen after the ancients." The "old school teacher what, at the most appropriate enlightenment". In later years, Wang Geyi studied ivy, Bai Yang, eight, Shi Tao, Ming and Qing Dynasties everyone works, take each of the long, with your talent and experience to govern the brush, break the previous barriers, forming their own Youjuan free and easy style.
In 1931 by the rate of China painting Wang Yiting delegation to visit Japan, Zhang Daqian, Wang Geyi, Qian Shoutie peers, Zheng Man Qing etc. more than and 10 painter, this is the first time Mr. Yi to visit Japan, and Japanese painter art exchange. Wang Geyi early creative masterpiece "map", "Gua Ling saury Qingshu map", 1932 by Liu Haisu with the works of modern masters China went to Europe for London, Berlin "Chinese painting exhibition", a "map" of the Yi saury award, "de Ling Qingshu" was selected in the East Germany museum. "The map" is now in the possession of Geyi art museum. At the age of 36 years is the king of Geyi he assumed the Shanghai Academy of fine arts professor and director of the Department of Chinese painting. From 1946 to 1948, Wang Geyi has held three personal exhibition in Shanghai, from the famous, and then published collotype fine print album "Geyi". Works knit ink subtlety, are also fine. Mr. division door, talented, poetry, calligraphy and painting art inherits the excellent tradition of racing together bridle to bridle, Chinese literati painting, established his historical position in the contemporary art world.
In 1949, the establishment of new Chinese, Chinese like painting and calligraphy art Kumufengchun, showing the vitality of hitherto unknown. Wang Geyi's art has entered its heyday, his creation enthusiasm growing, works in the previous exhibition. 1954, the Shanghai Artists Association was established, he was elected vice chairman. In 1957, Shanghai Artists Association and Beijing Artists Association held the "King Geyi book exhibition in Shanghai and Beijing". After 1959 was elected as a member of the CPPCC National Committee, visited Beijing to participate in the national advanced workers congress, and the CPPCC National congress. Had been Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoji, and other central leaders of the cordial reception of the president of the people's Republic of China, and so on. 1960 Shanghai China Academy was formally established, Wang Geyi served as first vice president.
Before the late 60s, inspired by the spirit of the times under Mr. Wang Geyi created a lot from content to form a highly unified painting works, such as "cocoon," thrifty "map", "stone", "autumn harvest" etc.. Geyi Mr predecessors have not painted, people dare to try, dare to creation. We should pay attention to the use of traditional ink, but also in-depth life, careful observation, with new ideas."
In 1981 by the Shanghai people's Fine Arts Publishing House of the "Wang Geyi album" before the 80 year old painting style Juan summary, moist, graceful, so good. At the same time, Wang Geyi published "suixianglu", describes a summary of his art experience and practice, has formed its own theory system in art theory. After the publication of the "king of India", "Geyi king Geyi cream tea pavilion poetry", "Wang Geyi calligraphy collection", reflects his many talents of art and achievements.

Wang Geyi began his artistic peak from the early 80s. At baiyedaixing, collision and blend of western culture, traditional and modern contend. Mr. Wang Geyi adhere to carry forward the traditional culture and national spirit has been appointed, based on solid, from literati painting ink tradition seek innovation and development, melt ancient and modern. Look, 85 years later works unique style, exquisite pressing, open up a source in Wu Changshuo, new world of painting color and is different from Wu Changshuo. Especially in 1987, "Wang Shou Geyi ninety Book Exhibition", "seems to be an ancient Mao Yi, as the stars in the sky and the rainbow, is that people can see and touch the sky flying treasure and rays, everything he is innovation, is the pursuit of the things we need the most." (Cheng Shifa, Wang Shou Geyi ninety Exhibition "life and art" Xiaguang). The age of 90 he was invited to visit Japan, Singapore lectures, exhibitions, and make positive contributions to the China traditional painting and calligraphy art spread in home and abroad.
In a later works: "Mr. Yi pen", with emotion, and it is from the grass is to reach the acme of perfection, writing is a painting, eight out of the front surface. The "grape", "morning glory vine", "Wisteria" line of flying, a great talent. The "ink", deep Huazi, ink, ink, ink and water and use, such as "bamboo", "pine", "Lotus", "palm", gas dripping ink, ruminate. "Colors", thick rich, ancient Cangrun wateriness, rouging, mottled color ink, blend, quaint. From the "Jiuzhaigou scenery" series and "autumn" is about to see white, splash of color of the novel. "Practice", a method not to touch the painting from Xing, poetic, Tim ink color, all free hair, air access, good structure of self. "The inscription" brush immediately, it will, a line of dry wet, mottled flying, poetry, calligraphy and painting and Mao tiancheng. With poetic art, calligraphy art, which is a picturesque and Mr. Yi inspiration. In his later years often have "sound" and "heart painting" now, with things, want to get the wonderful realm, a combination of realism and romanticism.
A 90 year old Mr. Yi after the creation of the "sound", "autumn diarrhea Calocedrus red comb abrupt, only a crying", "Dragon Dance", "wind palm leaf", "cool Zhanxiao desk" miscellaneous scene and other works, are not yet free attunement, an inspired passage, however, in the way like and do not like, "and head off the valve", "color ink mottled" image and abstract, and the stone with the breath, poetry calligraphy and painting charm brilliant, natural perfection. Geyi art practice, Wu Changshuo donated his motto: "eat the grass stone, muxin". His success is inevitable. Mr. Sha Menghai said he was "easily calm, not false pretense, swirling smoke, Mo Fang". And write special, vertical a million years". Wang Geyi is a very worthy of study in modern art, his persistent pursuit of art, in seventy years of art search on the journey, no effort, made a great contribution to the inheritance and development of traditional painting and calligraphy carving art in China, and his creative boutique dedicated to the hometown of Nantong. He is very modest and tireless in teaching others, old and solid virtue, patriotic love for the party and the township of dedication, widely respected people, he is truly a perfect unity of personality and artistic quality of his personality, moral and artistic style, will shine in the China painting development milestone in advance.

The Lantern Festival in 1925, is located in Shanghai Beishan Road No. 923 Hing Village Wu Changshuo home in the studio is bursting with happiness, especially the red candle high fuel, ground is also covered with red carpet, Wu Changshuo is the grandson of Wu Changye hired tutor apprentice ceremony is being held here. Wu Changshuo first incense, let people on the premiere of the seat, please sit on the teacher. Under the leadership of his father Wu Dongmai, Wu Changye holds the post of students, respectfully line three kowtow gift. Finally, Wu Changshuo handed over a wooden ruler, the teacher said: "Sun Ruo has not taught at the coercivity, the availability of foot ring." The family sat on the teacher, was only 28 years old Wang Geyi.
Wang Geyi was born in Jiangsu Haimen, his father Wang Shaojie love of calligraphy in the teaching, the influence on Wang Geyi is very big, so he had to have a keen interest in calligraphy and poetry. Although he later became a Chinese teacher in a middle school in Nantong, but still use their spare time in the pursuit of the art on the road. He volunteered to get into Nantong, teacher guide, Li Kuli's most famous painting and a home, asking for advice. Li Li is suffering a disciple of Wu Changshuo, is to know just love at first sight, then, that the king is Geyi block can be carved jade, without demur, immediately received as a disciple. Soon, he took the king Geyi yinpu to Shanghai, please look over Wu Changshuo. Wu Changshuo although the young man did not know the writer, but was full of praise in front of dozens of seals, is also a party to seriously look at, and write the pertinent remarks. A shock at home and abroad was carrying his master, Wang Geyi moved.
Wu Changshuo 80 birthday, Li Shitu two birthday to Lee bitter. Wu Changshuo for the king Geyi encouragement, hope he stone painting both, especially in stone more efforts. This meeting, Wang Geyi had put Wu Changshuo under the door and got out of ideas, Li Kuli's understanding and support.
Soon, Wang Geyi decided to resign from the treatment of a lot of money, leaving his wife and children, with simple baggage and a Guqin (Wang Geyi in melody, who worship Nantong Mei Anqin club president Xu Lisun for the study of Qin), alone came to Shanghai, the adjustment of the relationship by the king in the cousin of the inauguration of the primary school dormitory, had played a a hard living life.
In 1924, Wu Changshuo Wu Changye is going to look for a good character, learning a family of teachers, are unfunded. Soon, his brother king Liu Yuan recommended students Geyi, said young master of poetry writing, both as a middle school teacher, and now live alone in Shanghai, should be the most suitable candidate. Wu Changshuo also felt that the disciples could be the official, then formally invited. Since then, Wang Geyi is a "teacher" identity in the wu.
60 years in an instant. 1985 Lantern Festival, Shanghai has become a famous painter Wu Changye made a special trip to visit his teacher. Please finish, he smiled and handed a rectangular box. Wang Geyi opened a look, inside is actually the ruler, 60 years ago, the apprentice ceremony tapping, mutter. In a moment, he picked up the pen, the ruler on a poem: "fou teaching ruler, it will never rest. Open every sixty years, love left hoze." This is another story.
Wang Geyi chance in Wu, can at any time to the teacher for advice, the teacher also put extra emphasis on him, to teach. Wang Geyi's painting can deep the school of Wu painting essence, vigorous strokes bold, unrestrained as heavy as iron and a freely flowing style of writing, Beaulieu, seemingly casually, but a deep skill, a great relationship with that day serve the experience of Wu Changshuo.
On November 29, 1927 at 6:30 in the morning, Wu Changshuo sudden stroke disease by western medicine consultation is invalid, and died at the age of 84. According to the Customs at that time, almost all famous people died, should by the student's family history or so to write "line" (also called the "miracle" of the dead), lineage, nationality, date of birth and death and life biographical sketch. Wu Changshuo is no exception. This task naturally fell on the body of the king Geyi. In fact, the teacher died a few days before, Wang Geyi has drawn up the "Wu line", and printed many copies, only beginning to each of the funeral mourners.
Unexpectedly, "Mr. Wu line" was released, Wu Changshuo caused a grandchild of a great disturbance, and the causes of things is the phrase "sun, Zhi yuan". In fact, Wu Changshuo has five grandchildren, namely chi source (that is, Wu Changye), Wang Zhi, Zhi fan, Zhi Kuang, Lu Zhi Lu, and so on, there are grandchildren. Normally, these five individuals have inherited his grandfather huge heritage right, but if that "line" of the argument, there will be four people were deprived of the right of inheritance, of course they will not agree to lift. Soon, people gathered in the hall before, in a threatening manner to find Wang Geyi theory. Wang Yiting arrived at the crucial moment. He is a close friend of Wu Changshuo, very authoritative speech. After his mediation, a storm to quell.

So why did Wang Geyi write that? In fact, although he is writing the "line", but the key content is another friend listens to Wu Changshuo - Zhu Guwei. Zhu Guwei is Qing Wang, clinging to the old code, stubbornly believe "in line" to distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate descent. Five grandchildren, Wu Changshuo in addition to Wu Changye, other four grandchildren are concubines. Moreover, the four grandchildren had passed to two elder brother Wu Changshuo died early, although only in name, but the name is not Wu Changshuo's grandson. "The word line", was written in the Guwei inspired Zhu, Wang Geyi is only the suffer for the faults of another. This is a little episode.
After Wu Changshuo's death, Wang Geyi not only cherish the memory, but also in the art of the road persistent forward, a generation of people.

Wang Geyi is Mr. Wu Changshuo's Qinshou disciple, influenced by Mr. Wu Changshuo, has formed its own artistic style, clear juanxiu. Good at freehand flowers, often in daily life to see rocks, grapes, pomegranates, pine, cypress, Narcissus as a creative subject. In the works of Wang Geyi Wisteria vines such as he often is the subject of the painting. He painted the wisteria with big draw the trunk, and then by using the brush, side, partial, meal, and this change is painted, wisteria yicuyicu drape will bloom overlap on winding vine is a special performance with ink shades, blooming wisteria. He is Wisteria pearl, such as "Cuigai pearl" Pearl "Purple Pearl" dew "are Mr. Wang Geyi once wrote the works. Mr. Wang Geyi was to seal his painting pen, pen and vigorous gesture, static implicit in his works, elegant chic, ink hearty, plain mellow, imposing a broad picture, rigorous composition, variety.