羅芳（b.1937），生於湖南長沙。畢業於臺灣省立師範大學藝術系（今國立臺灣師範大學美術學系），早年受黃君璧、溥心畬、廖繼春等名師影響，畫風氣勢渾厚。與夫婿沈以正為知名藝壇伉儷。1970年與譚淑、王君懿、黃國瑛、胡佩鏘、梅笑櫻、田曼詩、溫碧英、溫淑靜、梁丹丰共組「十秀畫會」，參加畫會與聯展。多次赴美進修，創新現代水墨技法與審美理念，任教師大美術系數十年曾榮獲全球中華文化藝術薪傳獎、中華民國畫學會金爵獎等。1981年應本館邀請繪製巨幅水墨集體創作《寶島長春圖卷》，為當時參與書畫名家中的唯一女性。1985年端午節受本館邀請於現場揮毫示範。
Lo Fang (b. 1937) was born in Changsha, Hunan. She graduated from the Department of Art at Taiwan Provincial Normal University (now the Department of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, NTNU). lnfluenced in her early years by masters such as Huang Chun-pi, Pu Hsin-yu, and Liao Chi-chun, she developed a robust and powerful painting style. She and her husband, Shen l-cheng, are a celebrated artist couple in Taiwan. In 1970, she co-founded the Shixiu (Ten Accomplished Women Artists) Painting Society with Tan Shu, Wang Chun-yi, Huang Guo-ying, Hu Pei-qiang, Mei Hsiao-ying, Tien Man-shih, Wen Bi-ying, Wen Shu-ching, and Liang Dan-fong, actively taking part in its group exhibitions and activities. Lo pursued further studies in the United States on several occasions, pioneering innovative techniques and aesthetic principles in modern ink painting. She taught in the Department of Fine Arts at NTNU for decades and has been honored with prestigious awards, including the Global Chinese Culture and Arts Heritage Award and the Golden Goblet Award from the Chinese Painting Society. In 1981, at the invitation of the NMH, she participated in the creation of the monumental collaborative ink scroll Formosa Evergreen Scroll, standing out as the sole female artist among the participating masters. In 1985, she was again invited by the NMH to give a live painting demonstration during the Dragon Boat Festival.
《且看今日誰爭先》，為羅芳1985年水墨設色紙本作品。取材節令主題新穎，貼近生活。在水墨山水畫造景中融入龍舟競賽，山邊水岸頓時氣氛喧鬧，極為生動。款：且看今日誰爭先。乙丑夏歷史博物館揮毫。羅芳。印：羅芳之印華。
Let Us See Who Takes the Lead Today is an ink and color on paper painting by Lo Fang in 1985. Drawing on a seasonal festival theme, the work offers a fresh perspective rooted in daily life. By embedding a dragon boat race into a traditional ink landscape, the artist transforms the tranquil mountain shores into a scene of lively celebration, capturing all the bustle and dynamic energy of the event.
水墨設色紙本 1985 | 縱60.5 橫91公分 | 1985年入藏 | 國立歷史博物館 | 典藏編號74–00840
Ink and color on paper, 1985 | 60.5 × 91 cm | Acquired in 1985 | Collection of the National Museum of History | Accession No. 74-00840
《且看今日誰爭先》
Let Us See Who Takes the Lead Today
