In his Chinese opera painting, as in his landscapes, Wang Lan relies on suggestion rather than minute detail to convey the impact of the traditional theatrical forms.
少年的胸懷，除有對藝術的著迷之外，更有對國族的熱愛。七七事變起，王家美崙美奐的樓房變成了瓦礫，他那十年來所畫的鉛筆、木炭、水彩與油畫，也一併化為灰燼。天津淪陷了，如在一個夢中醒來，世界已全變了樣子。