赵孟頫是楷书四家中唯一一位不在唐代的书法家,这样的地位是非常高的。就连唐代的其他几位书法大家例如虞世南、褚遂良、徐浩等也不能享有如此殊荣,而元代的赵孟頫却能够排在四家之列,可见其书法实力及地位。
我们平日所见赵孟頫行书作品较多,他的行书作品也代表其艺术的最高水平。而为什么偏偏楷书有如此高的地位呢?大概是因为赵孟頫楷书相对行书来说,除了有较高的艺术水平之外,还能够自成一家,个人特点较强。他的楷书集晋韵唐法于一体,这是在元代之前绝无仅有的一种风格。另外其书法相对来说更加规范,既有法度又有流畅度,易于临摹和学习,这也正是其被列为楷书四家的原因之一。
例如此作品就是赵孟頫的楷书作品,楷书中带着行书笔意,这是赵孟頫笔法的典型特点。但是正是这个被认为是赵孟頫个人化的特征,却被当代名家田蕴章先生评价为:赵孟頫无工楷。也就是说,赵孟頫的楷书不算是正式的楷书,而是介于楷书和行书中间。不过田先生也没有批评的意思,而是较为客观地评价一下而已。无论赵孟頫的楷书算不算楷书,作为书坛中地位最高的楷书之一,都是值得我们学习和借鉴的。





































