World War Ⅱ interrupted the development of this group, and post war diversification in art lessened its authority. Yang San-lang accepted these changes, yet he remains loyal to his traditional schooling. He emphasizes an anachronistic view in the modern art world - the deference of new to old.
尤其民國五十年代，新派畫家的畫會如雨後春筍般紛紛成立；反抗權威的風氣，也處處與省展相抗衡。