At the end of last year, veteran artist Mei-shu Li held an exhibition to commemorate his 80th birthday at the National Museum of History in Taipei. The elder statesman of the art movement in the Republic of China said confidently and calmly, "In the time I have left, I must create a clear image in the Taiwan art world." But Li ran out of time.
今年二月六日，正當歷史博物館為李梅樹教授舉辦的八十回顧展熱鬧而圓滿地閉幕；正當文建會開始進行李梅樹的錄影回顧記錄；正當雜誌社記者紛紛計畫為老畫家作報導，他卻一聲不響地走了。