山东莱阳人。美术史家。1933年入清华大学研讨 院学习，1938年毕业于清华大学哲学系。1939年在昆明清华大学研讨 院攻读中国哲学研讨 生。曾任云南大学文史系讲师、东北 联合大学哲学系讲师，敦煌艺术研讨 所设计委员，南开大学哲学系副教授、系主任，兼《美术》杂志履行 编委、清华大学教授。建国后，任地方 美术学院教授。著有《中国美术史》。王逊先生是我国著名的美术史家，著有《永乐宫三清殿壁画题材试探》、《玉在中国文明 上的价值》等。他撰写的讲义《中国美术史》是中国美术史上重要的学术专著，也是中国古代 高等美术史教育的重要文献。而2006年5月出版的《王逊学术文集》既是对王逊先生学术文章的1 次成规模的整理，也是对祖先 在天之灵的1 次告慰。
王逊努力 于中国美术史研讨 及教学工作，态度严肃，认真负责。他教授的课程有中国美术史、中国画论及书论、中国雕塑史、中国工艺美术概论、中国艺术批评史、情势 逻辑等。他在中外文学、哲学、历史学及美学等方面有深厚的涵养 ，对绘画、雕塑、书法、建筑、工艺美术史及艺术理论方面有渊博的知识和独到的见解，在力图应用 马克思主义的立场、观点、方法研讨 和撰写中国美术史著作 上作出了无益 的尝试和贡献。他在1956年所著《中国美术史》(1986年由上海人民美术出版社出版)比较简扼而全面地阐述了中国美术发展状态 及若干规律，并重视 其赖以产生、发展、变化的社会历史条件，和 它们与哲学思潮、宗教信仰、文明 艺术等各门类间的彼此 联系。除大量援用 文献材料 外，特别 留意 考古发现的实证性，对于不见经传的工匠创作和民间美术也给予应有的历史地位；对于古代作家和艺术的论述也时有独到的见解，是50年代有突出影响的美术史论著之1 。作者曾在1960～1962年间结合教学对此书进行补充修订。另外王逊还发表了大量具有学术价值的论文。他在青年时代撰写的《玉在中国文明 上的价值》，从政治、宗教、道德等方面论述玉石工艺的发展，被滕固收入《中国美术论丛》（1938年商务版）。1963年在永乐宫壁画摹本赴日本展出之前，他翻阅大量道藏及文献，写成《永乐宫三清殿壁画题材试探》（《文物》1963年第8期），对长时间 含混而又庞杂的道教神抽象 做了精密论述，订正了讹传，对道教美术演化 提供了重要论断，为当前 研讨 工作打下重要基础，成为他终身 中最初 的1 篇力作。此外他还编辑了《北京皮影》1 书。

Shandong Lai in relief person. Art historian. Learned into Tsinghua university academy 1933, was graduated from department of Tsinghua university philosophy 1938. Chinese philosophy graduate student was assiduously studied in academy of Kunming Tsinghua university 1939. Philosophy of university of instructor of department of literary history of the university austral Ceng Renyun, southwest combination fastens instructor, dunhuang artistic institute designs a committee member, is university philosophy leaving south? Head of associate professor, department, hold  concurrently " art " the magazine is carried out make up appoint, Tsinghua college professor. After founding a state, hold the post of professor of central academy of fine arts. have " Chinese art history " . Mr Wang Xun is our country's distinguished art historian, have " always happy Gong Sanqing hall wall? Picture subject matter explores " , " jade the value on Chinese culture " etc. The teaching materials of his compose " Chinese art history " it is China the important academic monograph on art history, also be China is contemporary and advanced the important literature that art history teachs. And published in May 2006 " collected works of Wang Xun science " since is right of the etiquette model of literary works of science of Mr Wang Xun arrange, also be right forefathers is accused in of Tian Zhiling comfort. 
 Wang Xun devotes oneself to research of Chinese art history and teaching job, manner gravity, serious and responsible. The course of his professor has China art history, China draws treat of sculpture of book talking, China history, generality of Chinese arts and crafts, China is artistic critical history, formal logic. He has deep accomplishment in the respect such as literature of China and foreign countries, philosophy, history and aesthetic, to painterly, sculpture, calligraphy, building, arts and crafts history reach artistic and academic side to have broad and profound knowledge and original opinion, research of the position that uses a Marxism in strive, viewpoint, method and compose China art history beneficial attempt and contribution were made on write. He was written 1956 " Chinese art history " (published by publishing house of Shanghai people art 1986) quite brief clutch and elaborated Chinese art in the round to develop a state to reach a certain number of rules, pay attention to its to bilk the social history condition with generation, development, change, and the mutual connection between each class such as art of belief of they and philosophical thoughts, religion, culture. Outside presenting a data except a large number of citation, notice the sex of a case of a physically strong patient running a high fever or suffering from such disorders as stasis of blood that archaeology discovers especially, to the craftsman of unknown creation and civilian art also give due history the position; The treatise to archaic writer and art also from time to tome original understanding, it is the art that 50 time have outstanding effect history one of treatise. The author ever was in 1960 ～ combine education to undertake complementing editing to this book between 1962. Additionally Wang Xun still published the paper that has academic value in great quantities. He is in of young times compose " jade the value on Chinese culture " , discuss the development of jade craft from the respect such as politics, religion, morality, by Teng firm income " Chinese art talks a clump " (1938 business affairs edition) . Was in 1963 always before Le Gongbi draws copy to go to Japan to exhibit, he browses a large number of collected Taoism scriptures and document, write into " always happy Gong Sanqing hall mural subject matter explores " (" cultural relic " 1963 the 8th period) , to long-term indistinct and the Taoism god figure of numerous and jumbled did nicety to discuss, emend false rumour, evolve to Taoism art offerred main thesis, lay important foundation to study the job is hit later, become a last master piece in his lifetime. In addition he still edited " Beijing skin shadow " one book.